was a Japanese courtier, Confucian scholar and kanshi poet of the early Heian period.
Biography Otondo was born in 811.Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten article "Ōe no Otondo" (pp. 419-420, author: ).Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten article "Ōe no Otondo". Britannica.Daijisen entry "Ōe no Otondo". Shogakukan.
He was a grandson of Emperor Heizei through his father, Prince Abo. The 14th-century work Sonpi Bunmyaku refers to him as Prince Abo's grandson, but the dates do not match up, so the and other works are probably correct in calling him Prince Abo's son.
The waka poets Ariwara no Yukihira and Narihira were his brothers.
He died in 877.
Descendants Among his children were Ōe no Chisato and .
Names His clan name was initially written as 大枝, but was changed to 大江 in 866.
He is occasionally called by the honorific name .
Poetry
Characteristic style
Reception
Scholarship
References
Bibliography
External links Ōe no Otondo on Kotobank.