Kiyohara no Motosuke

Kiyohara no Motosuke (Japanese清 原 元 辅; * 908, † 990 ) was a noble Japanese waka poet and scholar of the middle Heian period. He was a grandson of Kiyohara no Fukayabu and the father of Sei Shonagon, the author of the famous pillow book. At times he acted as governor of the provinces of Kawachi and Higo.

As one of the " Five men Bulb chamber " ( Nashitsubo no gonin ) he was involved in the Murakami - tennō command since October 951 at the compilation of the Goshen - Wakashū and in the creation of a Man'yōshū - part edition in Kun - reading.

He is one of the " 36 Immortals of Poetry " ( sanjūrokkasen ); one of his poems is located in the famous Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

His poetry is in some of the official anthologies, such as the Shui Wakashū come over. A personal collection of poems is preserved as Motosuke shū (元 辅 集, dt " collection of Motosuke ").