Fujiwara no Sanesuke

Fujiwara no Sanesuke (藤原 実資, 957 – February 26, 1046), also known as Go-Ono no Miya (後小野宮), was a Japanese statesman and aristocrat.

Sanesuke had a thorough knowledge of customs and rites, so he was called Kenjin Ufu (賢人右府) (wise Udaijin).

Sanesuke is mentioned in the diary of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of Genji Monogatari.

In it, she praises him for being out of the ordinary, and describes in detail a number of occasions of his superstitious behavior.

In the Diary, Sanesuke is described as having summoned exorcists on a number of occasions, and employed children in the beating of gongs to cure him of illness or nightmares.