Background
Yukinari was the son of a courtier by the name of Fujiwara no Yoshitaka. After the early death of his father, he was raised by his grandfather, Prince Kanenori.
藤原 行成
Yukinari was the son of a courtier by the name of Fujiwara no Yoshitaka. After the early death of his father, he was raised by his grandfather, Prince Kanenori.
He was memorialized for his prowess in his chosen art by being remembered as one of the outstanding Three Brush Traces (Sanseki 三跡), along with Ono no Michikaze and Fujiwara no Sukemasa. Yukinari had a fairly successful career as a court official, where he served as a Major Counselor. He even mentioned in his diary,Gonki, that he had a dream wherein he met Michikaze and learnt calligraphy from him.
Yukinari was known as the master of kana.
His style was mild and easily emulated, his lines were dainty and exquisite, resulting in highly elegant characters. His extant works were most written in Mana (Chinese characters used as units of meaning) in Gyosho or Sosho.