Teruko, Princess Ake Explained

was a Japanese imperial princess and artist. She was the eighth daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo.^{[1] [2]}

After her father's death in 1680, she shaved her head and took the name Genyo, then entered . She founded Linkyuji Temple.^[3]

The Kosetsu Memorial Museum held a special exhibition on Japanese female artists, in which her work was also exhibited.^[4]

See also

• Kiyohara Yukinobu (1643–82)
• Tokuyama Gyokuran (1727/8–84)
• Ema Saikō (1787–1861)

References

1. Book: Shinbunsha, Mainichi . 写真集修学院離宮 . 1970 . Mainichi Newspapers . ja.
2. Book: 新編岡崎市史: Bijutsu kōgei (Bekkan) . 1983 . 新編岡崎市史編さん委員会 . ja.
3. Book: 林玲子 . 女性の近世 . 1993 . 中央公論社 . 978-4-12-403035-8 . ja.
4. Web site: Painting women of Japan. 2 June 2015.