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Ono no Takamura

Type Figure Region Japan Time 802–852 Also known as Takamura、Kamo no Yasunori

Ono no Takamura (802–852) was a Japanese Heian-period politician, Chinese-style poet, and calligrapher of the Ono clan.…

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  1. 802–834Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureBorn of the Ono clan, Takamura was precocious, entering the Imperial University to study Chinese classics; his literary talent won Emperor Saga's favor, and he gradually rose to court positions including kuronoshi and Junior Assistant Minister of Ceremonies.
  2. 834–848Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureTakamura was tasked with preparations for a mission to Tang China, rose to Junior Assistant Minister of Popular Affairs, and participated in court decision-making; he produced much Chinese poetry and exquisite calligraphy, ranked with Kūkai and Tachibana no Hirosaki as one of the 'Three Brushes' of Heian calligraphy.
  3. 848–852Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureIn later years Takamura resigned and retired, continuing poetic exchanges; his works were collected in the Ono no Takamura Collection and others, and legend holds that after death his spirit entered the underworld to assist Enma, becoming a famous subject of strange tales in Japanese literature.

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