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Sakanoue no Korenori (坂上是則) was a Japanese waka poet of the early Heian period.[1] His exact dates of birth and death are unknown,[1][2] but he was a fourth-generation descendant of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro.[1]
He was one of the Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry[1][2] and one of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.[3][4] Forty-one of his poems were ultimately included in the imperial anthologies.[2]
He was the father of the poet Mochiki (望城, d. 975).[1][5]
During his own life he was known primarily as a champion kemari player.[2] On March 2, 905, he and his colleagues kicked a ball 206 times without interruption at the Imperial Court, and were praised by the emperor.[citation needed]
He served as governor of Kaga Province.[2]
- ^ a b c d e Daijisen entry "Sakanoue no Korenori". Shogakukan.
- ^ a b c d e McMillan 2010: 137.
- ^ McMillan 2010: 33.
- ^ Suzuki et al. 2009: 44–45.
- ^ Keene 1999: 329 (note 4).