Murasaki Shikibu
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Murasaki Shikibu, or Shijo, was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court in the Heian period. She was best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, widely considered to be
Designated one of the One Hundred Poets, Murasaki is shown dressed in a violet kimono, the color associated with her name, in this Edo period illustration.
Fujiwara no Michinaga (19th century monochrome illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai) became extremely powerful during Murasaki's lifetime.
A Tosa-school mid- to late 17th century yamato-e of Heian courtiers by Tosa Mitsuoki, shows women dressed in jūnihitoe and with floor-length hair.
A Tosa Mitsuoki illustration of Heian court women in the winter, late 17th century
Daini no Sanmi
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Daini no Sanmi was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period.
Daini no Sanmi, from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
