Eifukumon-in

Japanese: 永福門院 - えいふくもんいん

[Born] Bun'ei 8 (1271)
[Died] May 7, 1342. A female poet of the late Kamakura period in Kyoto. Her name was Shoshi. Her father was Saionji Sanekane, the Grand Minister of State. Her mother was Akiko, the daughter of Minamoto no Michinari, the Minister of the Interior. In 1288, she became the Empress of Emperor Fushimi, and in 1316, when the Emperor abdicated, she was given the title of Eifukumon'in. She became a nun in 1316. Her posthumous name was Shinnyogen. Influenced by her father, who was an accomplished poet, and under the guidance of Kyogoku Tamekane, she began composing poetry at an early age. She participated in the "Thirty Poems of Fushimi-in" (03), organized the "Eifukumon'in Poetry Contest" (05), and was counted among the important poets of the Kyogoku school along with Emperor Fushimi. After the deaths of Tamekane and Emperor Fushimi, she became a leader of the school, and influenced Emperor Hanazono and others. His style is typical of Kyogoku, with a three-dimensional grasp of nature, a psychological tendency, and deep contemplation.

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Japanese:

[生]文永8(1271)
[没]興国3＝康永1(1342).5.7. 京都
鎌倉時代後期の女流歌人。名はしょう子 (しょうし) 。父は太政大臣西園寺実兼。母は内大臣源通成の娘顕子。正応1 (1288) 年伏見天皇の中宮となり，永仁6 (98) 年天皇の退位により，永福門院の院号を贈られた。正和5 (1316) 年出家。法名，真如源。歌人としてすぐれていた父の影響を受け，京極為兼の指導で，早くから作歌活動を開始した。『伏見院三十首』 (03) に参加，『永福門院歌合』 (05) を主催，伏見天皇とともに京極派の重要歌人に数えられた。為兼，伏見天皇没後は同派の指導者的立場にあり，花園天皇などに影響を及ぼした。作風は立体的な自然の把握，心理的な傾向，深い観照性など，典型的な京極風。『永福門院百番御自歌合』 (42) がある。

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