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Tokugawa Masako or Kazuko, better known today by the Buddhist name she took in retirement, Tôfukumon'in, was empress consort to [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]] (r. [[1611]]-[[1629]]) and granddaughter of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. She was a particularly prominent and influential figure in the early decades of the [[Edo period]], particularly in terms of Imperial-shogunate ties and relations, and artistic patronage.
 
Tokugawa Masako or Kazuko, better known today by the Buddhist name she took in retirement, Tôfukumon'in, was empress consort to [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]] (r. [[1611]]-[[1629]]) and granddaughter of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. She was a particularly prominent and influential figure in the early decades of the [[Edo period]], particularly in terms of Imperial-shogunate ties and relations, and artistic patronage.
  
She was married at the age of 14 to Emperor Go-Mizunoo, who was compelled to take her as his consort for political reasons.
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She was married at the age of 14 to Emperor Go-Mizunoo, who was compelled to take her as his consort for political reasons. They had three children, all daughters. The eldest succeeded Go-Mizunoo as ''tennô'', becoming [[Empress Meisho|Empress Meishô]]. The two younger daughters were Princess Teruko (1625-1651) who married [[Konoe Hisatsugu]], and Princess Akiko (1629-1675), also known as the Third Princess.<ref>Cecilia Segawa Seigle, "Shinanomiya Tsuneko: Portrait of a Court Lady," in Anne Walthall (ed.), ''The Human Tradition in Modern Japan'', Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 5.</ref>
  
 
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==References==
 
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*Lillehoj, Elizabeth. "A Gift for the Retired Empress." in Lillehoj (ed.). ''Acquisition: Art and Ownership in Edo-Period Japan''. Floating World Editions, 2007. pp91-110.  
 
*Lillehoj, Elizabeth. "A Gift for the Retired Empress." in Lillehoj (ed.). ''Acquisition: Art and Ownership in Edo-Period Japan''. Floating World Editions, 2007. pp91-110.  
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  • Born: 1607
  • Died: 1678
  • Other Names: 徳川和子 (Tokugawa Masako / Tokugawa Kazuko)
  • Japanese: 東福門院 (Toufuku-mon-in)

Tokugawa Masako or Kazuko, better known today by the Buddhist name she took in retirement, Tôfukumon'in, was empress consort to Emperor Go-Mizunoo (r. 1611-1629) and granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu. She was a particularly prominent and influential figure in the early decades of the Edo period, particularly in terms of Imperial-shogunate ties and relations, and artistic patronage.

She was married at the age of 14 to Emperor Go-Mizunoo, who was compelled to take her as his consort for political reasons. They had three children, all daughters. The eldest succeeded Go-Mizunoo as tennô, becoming Empress Meishô. The two younger daughters were Princess Teruko (1625-1651) who married Konoe Hisatsugu, and Princess Akiko (1629-1675), also known as the Third Princess.[1]

References

  • Lillehoj, Elizabeth. "A Gift for the Retired Empress." in Lillehoj (ed.). Acquisition: Art and Ownership in Edo-Period Japan. Floating World Editions, 2007. pp91-110.
  1. Cecilia Segawa Seigle, "Shinanomiya Tsuneko: Portrait of a Court Lady," in Anne Walthall (ed.), The Human Tradition in Modern Japan, Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 5.