Japan: 'A Mirror of Japan's Nobility'. Left panel of a triptych by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912) depicting Empress Shoken (1849-1914), empress consort of the Meiji Emperor (r. 1867-1912), 1887

Empress Shoken (Shoken-kogo, 9 May 1849 – 9 April 1914), also known as Empress Dowager Shoken (Shoken-kotaigo), was empress consort of Emperor Meiji of Japan.

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