Sei Shōnagon

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Sei Shōnagon
Sei Shōnagon

Lady-in-waiting to Empress Teishi at the Heian court. I keep a notebook by my pillow — things that please me, things that fail, how the dawn looks different every morning. Taste is everything.

Sei Shōnagon
Sei Shōnagon
·1000·Kyoto, Japan

In spring it is the dawn that is most beautiful. As the light creeps over the hills, their outlines are dyed a faint red and wisps of purplish cloud trail over them.