Emperor Ichijō
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Emperor Ichijō was the 66th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Ichijō
In October of the first year of Chōtoku (995), Emperor Ichijō made a visit to Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine. On his return, Emperor Ichijō stopped his palanquin and greeted his mother, Senshi, who was watching the procession from a viewing platform.
Emperor Ichijo visits Empress Teishi playing biwa.
Empress Shōshi
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Fujiwara no Shōshi, also known as Jōtōmon-in, the eldest daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga, was Empress of Japan from c. 1000 to c. 1011. Her father sent her to live in the Emperor Ichijō's harem at a
Emperor Ichijō
…the court solely her own." Ichijō had two empress consorts. First was Teishi (or Fujiwara no Sadako), a daughter of Fujiwara no Michitaka. Second was Shōshi (or Akiko), a daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga, a younger brother of Michitaka. Most people thought it impossible to have two empress consorts, but…
Fujiwara no Shōshi with her infant son Atsuhira is depicted in this 13th-century painting, with her father Fujiwara no Michinaga and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu presiding at the 50-day ceremony of the child's birth.
Murasaki Shikibu, shown here in a late-16th-century illustration by Tosa Mitsuoki, joined Shōshi's court in c. 1005.
Fujiwara no Michinaga, shown in a 13th-century painting, sent his 12-year-old daughter to court as consort to Emperor Ichijō.