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==References==
 
==References==
* Zhenping, Wang. ''Ambassadors from the Islands of Immortals: China-Japan Relations in the Han-Tang Period'', Association for Asian Studies and University of Hawai'i Press, HI, 2005.
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* Wang, Zhenping. ''Ambassadors from the Islands of Immortals: China-Japan Relations in the Han-Tang Period'', Association for Asian Studies and University of Hawai'i Press, HI, 2005.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 04:00, 31 August 2008

  • Born: 706
  • Died: 778
  • Japanese: 藤原清河 (Fujiwara no Kiyokawa)

Kiyokawa was born in 706 as a son of the powerful Fujiwara Clan.

As an ambassador to China, he represented his country well, such that in 752, he was told by Emperor Xuanzong: "I have heard that there is a virtuous ruler in your country. Now having observed your distinctive manner of walking and bowing, I would name Japan a country of ritual, righteousness, and gentlemen." The Chinese Emperor later had portraits made of Kiyokawa and his two deputies, and composed a poem on the ambassador's departure.

References

  • Wang, Zhenping. Ambassadors from the Islands of Immortals: China-Japan Relations in the Han-Tang Period, Association for Asian Studies and University of Hawai'i Press, HI, 2005.