| Shinpen kokka taikan no. | |
| Heian-chō uta’awase taisei no. | 17 |
| Title | 右兵衛少尉貞文歌合 |
| Romanised Title | Uhyōe shōjō sadafumi uta’awase |
| Translated Title | Poetry Contest held by Sadafumi, Junior Lieutenant of the Outer Palace Guards, Right Division |
| Alternative Title(s) | |
| Date | Engi 6 [906] |
| Extant Poems | 11 |
| Sponsor | Taira no Sadafun 平定文 |
| Identifiable Participants | |
| Judgements | Y |
| Topics | the warm feeling of spring enveloped by smoke (haru no ki wa kemuri o komete atatakashi 春気籠煙暖); the depth of colour of spring waters (haru no mizu iro o soete fukashi 春水添色深); scarlet lotus flowers floating on marsh water (midorinu ni kurenai no hachisu ukitari 緑沼紅蓮浮); gazing at snow on the mountain pines in the morning (ashita no yama matsu yuki o nozomu 秋山望松雪); a wave of chill in the heart due to snow (yuki ni yorite nami no kokoro samushi 依雪波心寒) |
This is a simple six round contest on extended seasonal topics, although one poem is missing from the record. As it bears his name, Taira no Sadafun was clearly the organiser, and he may have been responsible for the judgements, too, although this is uncertain.