The Heian Court poet Izumi Shikibu, depicted by Komatsuken Kiyomitsu.
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Izumi Shikibu (b. 976?) was a mid Heian period Japanese poet. She is a member of the Thirty-six Medieval Poetry Immortals. She was the contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, and Akazome Emon at the court of Joto Mon'in.
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