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Minamoto no Saneakira

Saneakira Asomi by Kanō Yasunobu, 1648In this *anese name, the surname is Minamoto.

Minamoto no Saneakira (*anese: 源 信明) (910–970) was a middle Heian waka poet and nobleman. Along with his father Minamoto no Kintada he was designated a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.

Kintada's poems are included in imperial poetry anthologies from the Goshūi Wakashū onward. A personal collection known as the Saneakirashū (信明集) also remains.

External links

  • E-text of his poems in *anese