Konoe Iehiro

Iehiro Konoe (Japanese近卫 家 熙; * 1667, † 1739 ), obsolete: Konoye Iehiro, was a painter, calligrapher, and from 1707 to 1712 Kampaku and Sesshō for two Japanese emperor.

Journey

Konoe Iehiro, the son of Konoe Motohiro, was the 21st head of the family. He is also a calligrapher - known - especially for Kana. For this there is a 4 - volume book by him entitled Ryudai sōsho. 1693-1704 "Minister to the right " ( Udaijin ), then to 1707 "Minister to the left " ( Sadaijin ). He was from 1707 to 1709 Kampaku for Higashiyama tennō, then until 08/28/1712 Sesshō for Nakamikado - tennō, to the Grand Chancellor ( Daijō daijin ) 1710-1711. Already in 1711 he carried himself with the thought as regent to resign, but was of shogunate by a benefice of 1,000 koku - are dissuaded the well- arranged his sister Hiroko, until the following year of it. In Kyoto he maintained their own schools for calligraphy and ikebana. He put great emphasis on outdated traditions. His collection forms the core of the treasures of the family archive Yomei Bunko.

His wife Noriko nai - shinnō (宪 子 内 亲王) was a daughter of the dance - tennō, with whom he had four children. After 1725 he retired to a monastery, he took the name Yoraku - in. Like his father, he was considered a masterful calligrapher. His diary Kaiki covers the period 1686-1713. His second son Fusahiro ( 1710-30 ) was adopted by Takatsukasa Kanehiro.

His daughter Tsunegimi (* 1702) came from a love affair with his housekeeper Majijiri. She was married in 1716 as nyogo with Kaiser Nakamikado and died 19 years old in childbirth (1720 /1). At the wedding, she had received a benefice of 2,000 koku annually.

Source

• Berend Wispelwey (ed.): Japanese Biographical Archive. Fiche 167, K.G. Saur, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-598-34014-1