Minamoto no Takakuni in the context of Dainagon


Minamoto no Takakuni in the context of Dainagon

⭐ Core Definition: Minamoto no Takakuni

Minamoto no Takakuni (源 隆国) (1004–1077), also known as Uji Dainagon (宇治大納言), was a noble and a scholar of ancient Japan. He was also the father of Toba Sōjō, an important painter.

Takakuni was also mentioned as Dainagon of Uji in "gleanings from Uji Dainagon Monogatari" - a collection of Japanese tales written around the beginning of the 13th century, which no longer exists.

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Minamoto no Takakuni in the context of Toba Sōjō

Kakuyū (覚猷) (1053–1140), also known as Toba Sōjō (鳥羽 僧正; Bishop of Toba) in his priesthood, was a Japanese artist-monk, and the son of Minamoto no Takakuni.

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