was a Japanese noble and waka poet in the Nara period.
Biography
The details of the life of Ono no Kunikata are largely unknown. He was likely a member of the Ono clan. In Tenpyō 2 (730) he participated in a plum blossom-viewing party at the residence of Ōtomo no Tabito, then the of the Dazaifu. He was probably an officer of the Dazaifu.
Shakyō-shi records from the Tenpyō 10s (25 January 738 – 3 February 747 in the Julian calendar) indicate that he was of the upper . These are Volumes 2, 7, 8, and 9 of the .
Poetry
Poem 844 in the Man'yōshū is attributed to him.