, also known as the or as, was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
She was the daughter of .[1]
By her husband Fujiwara no Michitaka, she was the mother of Takaie, Empress Teishi and Korechika, who was known as the .[2] [3] She is accordingly frequently referred to as the mother of the Honorary Grand Minister.
Her other nickname, Kō no Naishi, is a combination of the first character of her patronymic family name - - and her position serving Emperor En'yū, .[3]
Five of her poems were included in imperial anthologies from the Shūi Wakashū onwards.[1]
The following poem by her was included as the 54th in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
. Donald Keene . A History of Japanese Literature, Vol. 1: Seeds in the Heart - Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century . . New York . 1999 . 978-0-231-11441-7 .