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Teruko, Princess Ake (光子内親王, Ake-no-miya Teruko Naishinnō, 25 July 1634 – 18 November 1727) was a Japanese imperial princess and artist. She was the eighth daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo.

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

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

See also

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

References

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

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