Background
Ono-no-Komachi was born about 860.
Ono-no-Komachi was born about 860.
Many versions have beengiven of her career, most of them being fictitious.
Her poems are written in simplewords and with great skill. Most of them are love poems featured by feminine tenderness. Many concern dreams.
She served the consorts of Emperor Nimmy o and Montoku and seems to have had already retired in the reign of Emperor Seiwa (867-868).
She was reputed to be the most beautiful woman of her time. Many stories are told of her beauty and men who fell in love with her.
Ono-no-Komachi was a daughter of Ono-no-Takamura. Some sources say she was a daughter of Governor of Dewa (Akita Prefecture).