Japan: The waka poetess Ono no Komachi (小野 小町,825–900 CE) by Kikuchi Yosai (菊池容斎, 1781-1878)
Ono no Komachi was a Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen—the Six best Waka poets of the early Heian period. She was renowned for her unusual beauty, and Komachi is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan.
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