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Author photo. Kikugawa Eizan, woodblock print circa 1820

Kikugawa Eizan, woodblock print circa 1820

Sei Shōnagon (966–1025)

Author of The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon

Includes the names: Sei Shonagon, Sei-Shoganon, Sei Shonagon, 清少納言, Sei Shônagon, Sei Shōnagon, QingShaoNaYan, Sei Shônagon, Sei Shˆonagon, Sei Shônagon ... (see complete list), Sei Shõnagon, Sei ShonÁgon, Сэй Сёнагон, Сэй-Сёнагон, Сей Сёнагон, b ca. 967 Sei Shonagon, b. ca. 967 Sei Sh¯onagon, Séi Shonagon', approximately 967- Sei Shōnagon, Sei Translated By Ivan Morris Shonagon, Edited by Meredith Mckinney Sei Shonagon

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966
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1025
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Kyoto, Japan
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