Minamoto no Saneakira

Saneakira Asomi by Kanō Yasunobu, 1648

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Minamoto".

Minamoto no Saneakira (Japanese: 源 信明) (910–970) was a middle Heian waka poet and nobleman. Along with his father Minamoto no Kintada he is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.

Kintada's poems are included in imperial poetry anthologies from the Goshūi Wakashū onward. A personal collection known as the Saneakirashū (信明集) also remains.

External links

• E-text of his poems in Japanese

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Name	Minamoto no, Saneakira
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Date of birth	910
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Date of death	970
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