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Ashina Moriuji

In this Japanese name, the surname is Ashina.

Ashina Moriuji (蘆名 盛氏, 1521 – July 28, 1580) was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama period.[1] He ruled Kurokawa Castle and its environs in Mutsu Province in northern Japan until 1561, when he turned his domain over to his son and retired to engage in cultural pursuits.[2]

He was responsible for building Mukaihaguroyama Castle, completed in 1561, which he used as a residence when in retirement. The artist Sesson Shukei is reported to have travelled to Aizu at least twice to give him lessons in painting – first in 1546, and then again in 1561 after Moriuji's retirement.[3]

  1. ^ Edmond Papinot. Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan, p. 547
  2. ^ Archives of Asian Art. Asia Society. 1982-01-01.
  3. ^ Murase, Miyeko; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) (1975-01-01). Japanese Art: Selections from the Mary and Jackson Burke Collection: [exhibition]. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 132. ISBN 9780870991363. Ashina Moriuji.

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