Kōkamonin no Bettō
The Attendant to Empress Kōka (皇嘉門院別当, Kōka-mon'in no Bettō, dates unknown) was a waka poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the Heian period. She was a daughter of Minamoto no Toshitaka (源俊隆), making her a member of the Minamoto clan, but her given name is unknown.
Kōkamonin no Bettō in the Ogura Hyakunin isshu.
Poetry
One of her poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
難波江の蘆のかりねのひと夜ゆゑ
身をつくしてや恋ひわたるべき
Naniwa-e no ashi no karine no hitoyo yue
mi o tsukushite ya koiwataru beki
(Senzai Wakashū 13:807)
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