Ogimachi Machiko

A copy of Matsukage no nikki on display at the Tôyô Bunko

Born: 1679?
Died: 1724
Japanese: 正親町町子 (Ôgimachi Machiko)

Ôgimachi Machiko was the primary wife (sokushitsu) of Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu. She is known for her diary, Matsukage no nikki, which details numerous events of that period in a writing style inspired by the Tale of Genji.

She was a member of the Ôgimachi family of court nobles, who traced their line to the celebrated classical scholar Sanjônishi Sanetaka (1455-1537).^[1]

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References

Gallery labels, Tôyô Bunko.[1]

↑ Rebeckah Clements, "Speaking in Tongues? Daimyo, Zen Monks, and Spoken Chinese in Japan, 1661–1711," The Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 76, No. 3 (August) 2017: 605.

[1] Rebeckah Clements, "Speaking in Tongues? Daimyo, Zen Monks, and Spoken Chinese in Japan, 1661–1711," The Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 76, No. 3 (August) 2017: 605.

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