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Entoku-in is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto founded on the former grounds of a residence of [[Kodai-in (d. 1624)|Kitamandokoro Nene]]. Nene and her husband [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] are buried at the nearby [[Kodai-ji|Kôdai-ji]], founded by her in his memory on the occasion of his death.
 
Entoku-in is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto founded on the former grounds of a residence of [[Kodai-in (d. 1624)|Kitamandokoro Nene]]. Nene and her husband [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] are buried at the nearby [[Kodai-ji|Kôdai-ji]], founded by her in his memory on the occasion of his death.
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Nene lived on the grounds for some nineteen years prior to her death, entertaining many elite guests in a lavish mansion which included dressing rooms and gardens moved there from [[Fushimi castle]] in [[1605]]. In [[1633]], nine years after her death in [[1624]], her nephew [[Kinoshita Toshifusa]] had the site transformed into the Kinoshita [[bodaiji|family temple]], under the name Entoku-in.
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Nene lived on the grounds for some nineteen years prior to her death, entertaining many elite guests in a lavish mansion which included dressing rooms and gardens moved there from [[Fushimi castle]] in [[1605]]. In [[1633]], nine years after her death in [[1624]], her nephew [[Kinoshita Toshifusa]] (lord of [[Ashimori han]]) had the site transformed into the Kinoshita [[bodaiji|family temple]], under the name Entoku-in.
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The temple's ''hôjô'' still dates to the original construction, and contains 33 ''[[fusuma]]'' paintings by [[Hasegawa Tohaku|Hasegawa Tôhaku]] which have been designated [[Important Cultural Properties]].
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==References==
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*Plaques on-site.
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[[Category:Temples]]
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
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