“The Lesser Recorder of Words”
Sei Shōnagon
清少納言 , ca. 965-ca. 1020?
清 (Kiyowara, Chinese pron. Sei): clan name
Literary and
official family,
famous for its poets
Ca. 993-1001:
lady-in-waiting to
Empress Sadako
Sei Shōnagon
清少納言 , ca. 965-ca. 1020?
清 (Kiyowara, Chinese pron. Sei): clan name
Literary and
official family,
famous for its poets
Ca. 993-1001:
lady-in-waiting to
Empress Sadako