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was a Japanese waka poet, one of the ''Rokkasen'' — the six best waka poets of the early Heian period. She was renowned for her unusual beauty, and ''Komachi'' is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan.〔''Digital Daijisen'' entry ("komachi" ). Shogakukan.〕 She also counts among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. == Life and legends == Almost nothing of Komachi's life is known for certain, save for the names of various men with whom she engaged in romantic affairs and whose poetry exchanges with her are preserved in the ''Kokin Wakashū''.〔Keene 1999 : 233.〕 She was probably born between 820 and 830, and she was most active in composing poetry around the middle of the ninth century.〔 Extensive study has gone into trying to ascertain her place of birth, her family and so on, but without conclusive results.〔 The Edo-period scholar Arai Hakuseki advanced the theory that there was more than one woman named Komachi and that the legends about her referred to different people.〔 This theory was later expanded to conjecture that there were four "Komachis".〔Keene 1999 : 233, citing Katagiri 1975 : 59-60.〕 It has been conjectured that she was a in the service of Emperor Ninmyō, and when the latter died in 850 she started relationships with other men.〔Keene 1999 : 233, citing Katagiri 1975 : 23-24.〕 According to one tradition, she was born in what is now Akita Prefecture, daughter of Yoshisada, Lord of Dewa.〔Rexroth and Atsumi 1977 : 141.〕 The Noh play ''Sotoba Komachi'' by Kan'ami describes her as "the daughter of Ono no Yoshizane, the governor of Dewa".〔Keene 1999 : 1011.〕 Her social status is also uncertain. She may have been a low-ranking consort or a lady-in-waiting of an emperor. The headnote to poem #938 in the ''Kokinshū'' implies she had some sort of connection to Fun'ya no Yasuhide.〔Keene 1999 : 235.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ono no Komachi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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