Kiyosuke Fujiwara

Japanese: 藤原清輔 - ふじわらのきよすけ

Year of death: 1177.7.17 (Jisho 1.6.20)
Year of birth: 1104
He was a descendant of the Suemochi line of the Northern branch of the Fujiwara clan. His father was Sakyo no Daifu Akisuke, and his mother was the daughter of Nagato no Kami Takashina Yoshito. His first name was Takanaga. Due to discord with his father, his promotion in official rank stagnated, and he only served as the Empress Dowager's Grand Assistant, Junior Fourth Rank. As he continued to hold no rank or position until his mid-40s, he was not blessed with many opportunities to compose poetry, and his first appearance in a public waka event was in the "Kyuan Hyakushu" in 1150. His poem "Nagareba Mata Kono Koro ni Yashinobaremu Sadashi to Misshi Yozo Ima Koihishiki," which was included in the Hyakunin Isshu, describes the feelings he had during the difficult times of his 30s. After that, he gained the trust of Emperor Sutoku, Emperor Nijō, Kujō Kanezane, and others, and was active in waka poetry, serving as a judge in numerous poetry contests. After his father's death, he inherited the Rokujo family of waka poets, and together with Fujiwara no Shunzei of the Mikohidari family, occupied a leading position in the world of waka poetry. In addition to the "Kiyosuke Asonshu" family anthology, he compiled the private anthology "Zoku Shika Wakashu." He wrote waka studies books such as "Ougi-sho," "Waka Ichiji-sho," "Fukuro-soshi," and "Waka Shogaku-sho," and transcribed and edited the "Kokin Wakashu" and "Gosen Wakashu," making a great achievement as a waka scholar. On the other hand, as a waka poet, he composed waka poems in a wide variety of styles, as described in "Kasen Rakugaki," which states, "His style is diverse. He is interesting, but also lonely. He has a lofty style, and I wonder if he will lag behind." <References> "Senzai Wakashu and its Surroundings" ("Taniyama Shigeru Works Collected," vol. 3), Inoue Muneo, "Research on the Biographies of Poets of the Late Heian Period, Revised Edition"

(Mutsumi Kato)

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

Japanese:

没年：治承1.6.20(1177.7.17)
生年：長治1(1104)
藤原氏北家末茂流。父は左京大夫顕輔,母は長門守高階能遠の娘。初名は隆長。父との不和のため,官位昇進は停滞し,正四位下皇太后宮大進にとどまる。40歳代なかばまで無位無官の状態が続いたこともあって,詠歌の機会に恵まれず,久安6(1150)年『久安百首』への出詠が,公的な和歌行事への最初の登場であった。百人一首に採られた「ながらへばまたこの頃やしのばれむ憂しと見し世ぞ今は恋ひしき」は,30歳代の不遇な時期の心境を詠じたものである。その後は,崇徳上皇,二条天皇,九条兼実らの信任を得,数多くの歌合の判者を務めるなど,盛んな和歌活動を展開。父の没後は,歌道家六条家を継承して,御子左家の藤原俊成と共に,歌壇の指導者的地位を占めた。家集に『清輔朝臣集』があるほか,私選集『続詞花和歌集』を編纂。『奥義抄』『和歌一字抄』『袋草紙』『和歌初学抄』などの歌学書を執筆し,『古今和歌集』『後撰和歌集』の書写,校訂を行うなど,歌学者として大きな業績を残す。一方で,歌人としても,『歌仙落書』がその歌風を「風体さまざまなるにや。面白くも,また寂びたることも侍り。たけ高き筋や後れ侍らむ」と評するように,多種,多様な作風の和歌を詠じている。<参考文献>『千載和歌集とその周辺』(『谷山茂著作集』3巻),井上宗雄『増補版平安後期歌人伝の研究』

(加藤睦)

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