Ki no tomonori
Ki no Tomonori , painting by Kanō Tan'yū , 1648
Ki no Tomonori ( Japanese 紀 友 則 ; * around 850; † 904 ) was a waka poet of the imperial court and one of the thirty-six immortals of poetry in the early Heian period of Japan .
He was co-editor of the famous Kokin-wakashū , although he did not witness its completion, as the anthology includes an obituary for him by Ki no Tsurayuki , who was another co-editor.
Ki no Tomonori is the author of several poems in Kokin-washakū and a few of his poems appear in later official collections. A collection of his poems from various sources appeared as the Tomonori-shū .
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| SURNAME | Ki no tomonori |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 紀 友 則 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 850 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 904 |