Saionji Kinhira

Place: Kyoto

Born: 1264

Death: 1315

Biography:

Saionji Kinhira was a Japanese kuge (court aristocrat) from the Saionji family. He was the son of Saionji Sanekane and a daughter of Emperor Go-Daigo or Emperor Kameyama. He was a member of the Saionji family, which was descended from Saionji Michisue, son of Fujiwara no Kinzane. The Saionji family was a Japanese kuge (court aristocrat) family related to the Northern Fujiwara branch of the Fujiwara clan and the Imadegawa clan. The family's name was taken from that of the family's formal residence in Kyoto, and its kamon (crest) was a tomoe. Saionji Kinhira was a member of the Saionji family, which was known for its influence in the Imperial Court and its connections to the Kamakura shogunate. He was the author of the Heart Sutra of the Divine Incantation of Amoghapasa, a work of art on paper from 1306. He died in 1315.