The Tales of Ise
A headnote to poems 784 and 785 in the "Kokinshū" connects Narihira to the daughter of . Medieval commentaries call her Narihira's wife, and some modern scholars, such as Katagiri, do the same, although the only early source that explicitly names her is the note in the "Kokinshū". In the classical Noh play "Izutsu", an adaptation by Zeami Motokiyo of from "The Tales of Ise", portrays Narihira and Ki no Aritsune's daughter as childhood playmates who eventually marry; Narihira is unfaithful to his wife, and her pining spirit appears to a monk after their deaths.