This 17th-century sovereign was named after the 9th-century Emperor Seiwa, sometimes posthumously referred to as Mizunoo because this is the location of his tomb, while go translates as "later", and t
Portrait by Ogata Kōrin, early 18th century
Emperor Go-Yōzei was the 107th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Yōzei's reign spanned the years 1586 through to his abdication in 1611, corresponding to the trans
Portrait by Kanō Takanobu, 1610s