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*''Born: [[1649]]''
*''Died: [[1667]]''
*''Japanese'': お振の方 ''(Ofuri-no-kata)''

Ofuri-no-kata was a concubine of Shogun [[Tokugawa Ietsuna]].

She was born in [[1649]] in [[Kyoto]], and was adopted by [[Yoshida Kaneyuki]]. In [[1665]], she entered into the service of the ''[[joro otoshiyori|jôrô otoshiyori]]'' (a mid-ranking lady-in-waiting in the [[Ooku|Ôoku]]), a member of the [[Asukai family]].

Ofuri became pregnant two years later, but fell ill before giving birth, and died on [[1667]]/6/28, at the age of 19.

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==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%81%8A%E6%8C%AF%E3%81%AE%E6%96%B9%282%29 Ofuri-no-kata (2)]," ''Digital-ban Nihon jinmei daijiten'' デジタル版 日本人名大辞典, Kodansha, 2009.

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