Ashina Moriuji
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Japanese Azuchi–Momoyama period daimyō
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ashina.
Ashina Moriuji (蘆名 盛氏, 1521 – July 28, 1580) was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama period.[1] He ruled Kurokawa Castle and its environs in Mutsu Province in northern Japan until 1561, when he turned his domain over to his son and retired to engage in cultural pursuits.[2]
He was responsible for building Mukaihaguroyama Castle, completed in 1561, which he used as a residence when in retirement. The artist Sesson Shukei is reported to have travelled to Aizu at least twice to give him lessons in painting – first in 1546, and then again in 1561 after Moriuji's retirement.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ Edmond Papinot. Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan, p. 547
- ^ Archives of Asian Art. Asia Society. 1982年01月01日.
- ^ Murase, Miyeko; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) (1975年01月01日). Japanese Art: Selections from the Mary and Jackson Burke Collection: [exhibition] . Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 132. ISBN 9780870991363.
Ashina Moriuji.
