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*''Born: [[1869]]/7/23''
*''Died: 1931/12/24''
*''Japanese'': [[松平]]直徳 ''(Matsudaira Naonori)''
Matsudaira Naonori was the second son of [[Matsudaira Yoshinori]]<!--松平慶憲-->, last ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of [[Akashi han]] in [[Harima province]]. Adopted by his elder brother [[Matsudaira Naomune]]<!--直致-->, he inherited headship of the family in [[1884]].
A viscount (''shishaku'') in the [[Meiji period]] ''[[kazoku]]'' system of peerage, Naonori was a member of the House of Lords, and board member or company director of Akashi Bank, and the Hakushika [[sake|saké]] company.
He is known also for his art collection, which included a rare set of [[nanban screens|''nanban'' screens]] entitled ''Yôjin sôgakuzu byôbu'', and today in the collection of the MOA (Museum of Art) in Shizuoka.
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==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9D%BE%E5%B9%B3%E7%9B%B4%E5%BE%B3 Matsudaira Naonori]," ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'' 日本人名大辞典, Kodansha, 2009.
*Naoko Frances Hioki, "Visual Bilingualism and Mission Art," ''Japan Review'' 23 (2011), 23-44.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Samurai]]