Abe no Kooji (安倍子祖父) was a Japanese courtier and waka poet of the Nara period.
Biography
The birth and death dates of the courtier and poet known as Abe no Kooji are unknown. His kabane was Ason. He was an imperial attendant (大舎人 ōtoneri) in the service of Prince Toneri. Kamochi Masazumi [ja]'s Man'yōshū Kogi (万葉集古義) speculates that he was the same person as Hiketa no Kooji (引田朝臣子祖父 Hiketa no Ason Kooji).
Poetry
Poems 3838 and 3839 in the Man'yōshū are attributed to him. He presented the poems to Prince Toneri, for which he received a payment of 2,000 mon.
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References
- ^ Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
- ^ Nakanishi 1985, p. 196.
- Nakanishi 1985, p. 196; Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
- ^ University of Virginia 1999.
Works cited
- Nakanishi, Susumu (1985). Man'yōshū Jiten (Man'yōshū zen'yakuchū genbun-tsuki bekkan) (paperback ed.). Tokyo: Kōdansha. ISBN 978-4-06-183651-8.
- "Abe no Kooji" 安倍子祖父. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- University of Virginia (1999). "Manyoshu [Book 16]". Charlottesville: University of Virginia.