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Shirome (白女) was a minor female Japanese waka poet, who lived during the 10th century AD. She was born in Eguchi, Settsu Province (摂津国江口, modern day Osaka) and thought to be a daughter of a minor aristocrat Settsunokuni Tamabuchi (摂津国玉淵). Her occupation was an asobi/yujo (遊女), which later in history meant a common prostitute however during Heian period (794-1185) it often referred to a woman who was trained in the art of singing and dancing - similar to the latter day Geisha. Her performance in front of an abdicated emperor is recorded in a book Okagami (大鏡), The Great Mirror, and other sources. A poem of hers was included in the ''Kokin Wakashū'': :If I were only sure :I could live as long as I wanted to, :I would not have to weep :at parting from you. 命だに心にかなふ物ならばなにか別れの悲しからまし ==References== *pg 19 & 142 of ''Woman poets of Japan'', 1977, Kenneth Rexroth, Ikuko Atsumi, ISBN 0-8112-0820-6; previously published as ''The Burning Heart'' by The Seabury Press. *("Shadows of Transgression: Heian and Kamakura Constructions of Prostitution" ) by Janet R. Goodwin. ''Monumenta Nipponica'', Vol. 55, No. 3 (Autumn, 2000), pp. 327–368 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「Shirome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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