Ki no Iratsume

Ki no Iratsume (紀 女郎) was a Japanese noblewoman, princess consort and waka poet of the Nara period.

Biography
Ki no Iratsume's actual given name was Oshika (小鹿 or 少鹿); iratsume means "daughter" or "young woman". It is unknown when she was born, but her father was the Nara-period courtier Ki no Shikahito (紀鹿人). She was married to Prince Aki. The date of her death is unknown.

Poetry
Twelve of Ki no Iratsume's poems were included in the Man'yōshū. They are the poems numbered 643, 644, 645, 762, 763, 776, 782, 1452, 1460, 1461, 1648, and 1661, all of them tanka.