Nabeshima Nagako
鍋島榮子
Portrait of Nabeshima Nagako by Takagi Haisui (Nabeshima Hōkōkai)
Portrait of Nabeshima Nagako by Takagi Haisui (Nabeshima Hōkōkai)[1]
Born18 May 1855
Died3 January 1941
NationalityJapanese
SpouseNabeshima Naohiro
ChildrenItsuko (伊都子)[2]
Parent
  • Hirohashi Taneyasu (廣橋胤保) (father)

Nabeshima Nagako (鍋島栄子) (kyūjitai: 鍋島榮子) (1855–1941) was a feature of Japanese high society from the Meiji period to the early Shōwa era. Daughter of kuge Hirohashi Taneyasu, in April 1881 she married Nabeshima Naohiro, eleventh and final daimyō of the Saga Domain, in Italy, where he was performing official duties. Nagako served as secretary and chair of the Volunteer Nurses Association (篤志看護婦人会) of the Japanese Red Cross Society from 1887 to 1936 as well as president of the Oriental Women's Association (東洋婦人会).[3][4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ 鍋島栄子像 [Portrait of Nabeshima Nagako] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ↑ 侯爵鍋島家略系図 [Genealogy of the Marquis Nabeshima House] (in Japanese). Nabeshima Hōkōkai. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ↑ 鍋島栄子像 [Portrait of Nabeshima Nagako] (in Japanese). Nabeshima Hōkōkai. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Glossary of Proper Nouns". National Institute of Korean History. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. ↑ 11代鍋島直大夫人 栄子所用 [For Nagako, Wife of Eleventh Lord Nabeshima Naohiro] (in Japanese). Nabeshima Hōkōkai. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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