In this essay, I will read the two parts of Makura-no-soshi-"Dainagon-mairitamaite" (297) and "Ichijo-no-oba" (230)-and point out both the public and private aspects of Emperor Ichijo depicted there. As is seen in his private side, the text represents the emperor in the image of Father who treated his subjects as if they had been the members of his family. To focus on this image of the emperor will lead to the question of a narrating subject and its narrative function in Makura-no-soshi.
