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Created page with "*''Born: 1837'' *''Died: 1902'' *''Other Names'': 愛加那 ''(Aikana)'' *''Japanese'': 龍 愛子 ''(Ryuu Aiko)'' Ryû Aiko, also known as Aikana, was the wife o..."
*''Born: [[1837]]''
*''Died: [[1902]]''
*''Other Names'': 愛加那 ''(Aikana)''
*''Japanese'': [[龍]] 愛子 ''(Ryuu Aiko)''
Ryû Aiko, also known as Aikana, was the wife of [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]].
She was born and raised on [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]], a daughter of the prominent [[Ryu family|Ryû family]] of Tatsugô village. Her father was known as Ryû Saeshi (or Tameshi)<!--龍左恵志・為志-->; her mother's name was Kamimachigani (or Ekana).<!--亀松金・枝加那--> She had one brother and a younger sister.
Aiko is known for her weaving of [[bashofu|banana fiber]], [[cotton]], and [[Oshima tsumugi|Ôshima tsumugi]] cloth.
After Saigô Takamori was exiled to Amami in [[1858]], he married Aiko. They had two children: a son, [[Saigo Kikujiro|Kikujirô]], and a daughter, [[Oyama Kikuko|Kikugusa]]. Saigô later took both children with him to [[Kagoshima]].
She died in [[1902]] of a brain hemorrhage.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Amami Tatsugô Shima Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49490995216/sizes/3k/]
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*''Died: [[1902]]''
*''Other Names'': 愛加那 ''(Aikana)''
*''Japanese'': [[龍]] 愛子 ''(Ryuu Aiko)''
Ryû Aiko, also known as Aikana, was the wife of [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]].
She was born and raised on [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]], a daughter of the prominent [[Ryu family|Ryû family]] of Tatsugô village. Her father was known as Ryû Saeshi (or Tameshi)<!--龍左恵志・為志-->; her mother's name was Kamimachigani (or Ekana).<!--亀松金・枝加那--> She had one brother and a younger sister.
Aiko is known for her weaving of [[bashofu|banana fiber]], [[cotton]], and [[Oshima tsumugi|Ôshima tsumugi]] cloth.
After Saigô Takamori was exiled to Amami in [[1858]], he married Aiko. They had two children: a son, [[Saigo Kikujiro|Kikujirô]], and a daughter, [[Oyama Kikuko|Kikugusa]]. Saigô later took both children with him to [[Kagoshima]].
She died in [[1902]] of a brain hemorrhage.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Amami Tatsugô Shima Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49490995216/sizes/3k/]
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]