Emperor Go-Mizunoo
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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
The mausoleum of Emperor Go-Mizunoo – Tsukinowa no misasagi – at Sennyū-ji in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.
Empress Meishō
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Okiko, posthumously honored as Empress Meishō, was the 109th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Her reign lasted from 1629 to 1643. Her reign officially began when she
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
…Tōfuku-mon'in (東福門院), daughter of Tokugawa Hidetata and Lady Oeyo Second Daughter: Imperial Princess Okiko (興子内親王, 9 January 1624 – 4 December 1696), later Empress Meishō Third Daughter: Princess Onna-ni (女二宮, 14 October 1625 – 2 July 1651), Legal Wife of Konoe Hisatsugu Second Son: Prince Sukehito (高仁親王, 31 December…
Meisho of Japan
Congratulating Empress Meishō on her 70th Birthday, Enshōji, Nara, Nara, Japan