, also known as the or as , was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
Biography She was the daughter of .Daijirin entry "Gidōsanshi no haha". Sanseidō.
By her husband Fujiwara no Michitaka, she was the mother of Takaie, Empress Teishi and Korechika, who was known as the .McMillan 2010:141 (note 54).Digital Daijisen entry "Gidōsanshi no haha". Shogakukan. She is accordingly frequently referred to as the mother of the Honorary Grand Minister.
Her other nickname, Kō no Naishi, is a combination of the first character of her patronymic family name — — and her position serving Emperor En'yū, .
She died in 996.
Poetry Five of her poems were included in imperial anthologies from the Shūi Wakashū onwards.
The following poem by her was included as the 54th in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
References
Sources
McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press. Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.
External links Takashina no Takako (also listed as Gidōsanshi no haha) on Kotobank.