Fujiwara no Kanesuke - Fujiwara no Kanesuke

A poet of the early Heian period. One of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets. He was the great-grandson of Kan'in Left Minister Fujiwara Fuyutsugu, and his father was Toshimoto. He became a Chunagon of Junior Third Rank, and was known as Tsutsumi Chunagon because his residence was near the banks of the Kamo River. He was favored by Emperor Daigo, and had a close relationship with his cousin and father-in-law, Sanjo Right Minister Fujiwara Sadakata, and was also a patron of cultural figures of the time, including Ki no Tsurayuki. The Tales of Yamato contains many anecdotes about the group that centered around him. His family anthology includes the Kanesukeshu, and it is said that he compiled Prince Shotoku's Denryaku.

Although the heart of a parent is not dark, he or she is confused in the way they think about their child.

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平安前期の歌人。三十六歌仙の1人。閑院左大臣藤原冬嗣(ふゆつぐ)の曽孫(そうそん)、父は利基(としもと)。従三位(じゅさんみ)中納言となり、邸(やしき)が賀茂川堤近くにあったためもあって、世に堤中納言とよばれた。醍醐(だいご)天皇の寵遇(ちょうぐう)を得、従兄弟(いとこ)であり岳父であった三条右大臣藤原定方(さだかた)とは親交が厚く、紀貫之(きのつらゆき)をはじめとする当時の文化人たちの庇護(ひご)者的存在でもあった。『大和(やまと)物語』には彼を中心とするグループのエピソードがいくつも伝えられている。家集に『兼輔集』があり、『聖徳太子伝暦(でんりゃく)』は彼の撰(せん)といわれている。

　人の親の心は闇(やみ)にあらねども子を思ふ道にまどひぬるかな
［久保木哲夫］

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