Background
She was the daughter of Murasaki Shikibu and Fujiwara no Nobutaka (藤原宣孝).
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She was the daughter of Murasaki Shikibu and Fujiwara no Nobutaka (藤原宣孝).
One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. She produced a private collection, the Daini no Sanmi-shū (大弐三位集). Her given name was Katako (賢子), although the characters for Katako are also read Kenshi.
She also served as the nurse of Emperor Goreizei.
Some scholars have attributed the final ten chapters of her mother"s magnum opus, The Tale of Genji, to her, although this theory is generally rejected by the majority of scholars.