Masako Ichijō, who adopted the imperial given name Haruko in 1867 and was posthumously honoured as Empress Dowager Shōken, was the wife of Emperor Meiji of Japan. She was one of the founders of the Ja
The Empress c. 1889
Masako in traditional clothes (1865)
The Imperial Family in 1900. From left to right: Princess Fusako, Crown Princess Sadako, Princess Nobuko, Emperor Mutsuhito, Princess Toshiko, Empress Haruko, Crown Prince Yoshihito and Princess Masako
The Emperor and the Empress ride a horse-drawn carriage to attend the constitutional celebration on 11 February 1889.
The empress of Japan is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. The current empress consort is Empress Masako, who ascended the throne with her husband
Empress Shōken
…Korean Empire: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Auspicious Phoenix, 27 July 1908 Empress of Japan Ōmiya Palace…