was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. He left a private waka collection, the Sanekata-shū.
Biography Sanekata was a great-grandson of Fujiwara no Tadahira, "and commander of the bodyguard."McMillan 2010 : 140-141 (note 51). He was raised by his uncle, .Daijirin entry "Fujiwara no Sanekata". Sanseidō.
He was reportedly a lover of Sei Shōnagon, and exchanged love poems with many women.
He was appointed governor of Mutsu Province, and he died while in service there.
He died in 998.
Poetry Sixty-seven of his poems were included in imperial anthologies from the Shūi Wakashū on, and he was listed as one of the Late Classical Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.
The following poem by him was included as No. 51 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu: Japanese textSuzuki et al. 2009 : 66.Romanized JapaneseMcMillan 2010 : 165.English translationMcMillan 2010 : 53.かくとだに えやはいぶきの さしも草 さしも知らじな 燃ゆる思ひをKaku to dani e ya wa ibuki no sashimo-gusa sa shimo shiraji na moyuru omoi woCan I let you know what consumes me? Unknown to you, my heart blazes like red hot moxa aflame with love for you.
A private collection of his poetry, the , survives.
References
Bibliography McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press. Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.
External links List of Sanekata's poems in the International Research Center for Japanese Studies's online waka database. Sanekata-shū in the same database. Fujiwara no Sanekata on Kotobank.