Okiyo no Fuminushi

Japanese: 興世書主 - おきよのふみぬし

Year of death: Kasho 3.11.6 (850.12.12)
Year of birth: 9th year of the Houki Era (778)
An official in the early Heian period. Son of Yoshida Furumaro. A member of a clan of immigrants from Baekje, both his grandfather and father were court physicians, but the author was favored by Emperor Saga from an early age and served as Captain Saemon and General of the Left Guard. He was well versed in Confucianism, but also excelled in swimming and martial arts, which is likely why he was selected for military service. He was also known as a master of the Japanese harp, and received secret instruction in the art from the Silla native Sara Makuma. He also gained fame as the governor of Izumi and Bizen. In 837, he was given the surname Okiyo Ason. In 850, he became Jibu-daifu, but retired to the mountains to devote himself to Buddhism, leading a sensitive life.

(Takinami Sadako)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：嘉祥3.11.6(850.12.12)
生年：宝亀9(778)
平安前期の官人。吉田古麻呂の子。百済系渡来氏族で,祖父,父共に侍医であったが,書主は早くから嵯峨天皇に寵愛されて左衛門大尉,左近衛将監などを歴任した。儒学に精通する一方,泳ぎや武芸にも秀でていたことから,武官に抜擢されたのであろう。和琴の名手としても知られ,新羅人沙良真熊から新羅琴を秘伝されている。和泉守,備前守としても名声を得た。承和4(837)年興世朝臣の姓を賜る。嘉祥3(850)年治部大輔となったが,山林に隠棲し仏道に専念,多感な生涯を送った。

(瀧浪貞子)

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