Ikeda Munemasa (池田宗政) (June 1727 - March 10, 1764)[1][2][3] was a daimyō of Iyo Province in the Edo period of Japan.[4] He was the 4th Lord of the Okayama Domain and head of the Ikeda clan.[5][3] Ikeda's reign began in 1752, following the retirement of his father, Ikeda Tsugumasa,[6] and lasted until his death in 1764.[2][7] He was lord of Okayama Castle. His childhood name was Shigetaro (茂太郎) later Minechiyo (峯千代).
Ikeda Munemasa | |
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池田宗政 | |
 Portrait from the Hayashibara Museum of Art | |
| Daimyō | |
| Preceded by | Ikeda Tsugumasa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1727 |
| Died | March 10, 1764 (aged 36–37) |
He authored Portrait of Hitomaro and His Waka Poem, on the subject of the waka poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro.[citation needed] He was skilled at calligraphy, haikai, painting and waka.[5]
Family edit
- Father: Ikeda Tsugumasa
- Mother: Kazuhime
- Wife: Kuroda Fujiko
- Children
- Ikeda Harumasa (1750-1819) by Kuroda Fujiko
- Sagara Nagahiro (1752-1813) by Kuroda Fujiko
- Daughter married Sakakibara Masaatsu by Kuroda Fujiko
References edit
- ^ "池田 宗政∥イケダ ムネマサ" (in Japanese). Kokugakuin University. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017.
〔生没年〕 享保１２年（1727）６月～宝暦１４年（1764）３月１０日 〔享年〕38
- ^ a b "池田宗政" (in Japanese). Okayama City. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017.
享保12年(1727)生～宝暦14年(1764)没 城主期間 宝暦2年(1752)～宝暦14年(1764)
- ^ a b Komatsu, Shigemi (1989). Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy Spanning Two Thousand Years. Prestel Verlag GmbH + Company. p. 141. ISBN 9783791310268.
He was born in the family home in Edo, son of Ikeda Munemasa (1725-1764), and was originally named Toshimasa [...] On his father's death in Meiwa 1 (1764) he inherited the clan leadership...
- ^ Baroni, Helen Josephine (2002). "Hebiichigo". The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism. Rosen Publishing Group. p. 127. ISBN 9780823922406.
A letter in two segments, written by Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768), a Rinzai monk, in 1754. The letter, composed as a sermon on the Dharma, was addressed to Ikeda Munemasa, daimyō, or military leader, of Iyo province.
- ^ a b "Ikeda Munemasa Peony in Basket". Watanabe Japanese Fine Arts. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017.
Ikeda Munemasa(1727-1764), the 4th Lord of Okayama Domain, Bizen Province. The eldest son of Ikeda Tsugumasa. Excelled at painting, calligraphy, haikai, and waka.
- ^ Yampolsky, Philip B. (1971). The Zen Master Hakuin: Selected Writings. Columbia University Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780231060417.
The Lord of Okayama Castle is Ikeda Tsugumasa (1702-1776). He retired in the twelfth month of 1752.
- ^ "池田氏（備前岡山藩）" (in Japanese). reichsarchiv.jp. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011.
1752-1764 備前岡山藩四代藩主