Empress Shōken
Japanese empress (1849-1914) · Japan · On the map · Died at 64
Masako Ichijō , who adopted the imperial given name Haruko (美子) 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 Japanese Red Cross Society, whose charity work was known throughout the First Sino-Japanese War.
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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.