Byakuren Yanagiwara

Byakuren Yanagiwara
柳原白蓮
Byakuren Yanagiwara
Born
Akiko Yanagiwara

(1885-10-15)October 15, 1885
DiedJanuary 22, 1967(1967-01-22) (aged 81)
NationalityJapanese
Other namesAkiko Kitakōji
Akiko Itō
Akiko Miyazaki
Occupation(s)poet, novelist
Years active1915–1956
Known forByakuren incident
Notable workChiheisen (1956)
Fumi-e (1915)
Spouses
Suketake Kitakōji
(m. 1900; div. 1905)
(m. 1910; div. 1921)
(m. 1923)
Children
  • Isamitsu Kitakōji
  • Kaori Miyazaki
  • Fuki Miyazaki

Byakuren Yanagiwara (Japanese: 柳原 白蓮, Yanagiwara Byakuren; October 15, 1885 – February 22, 1967) was a Japanese poet and novelist. She is best known for the Byakuren incident. She is one of the Three Beauties of Taishō period.[1]

  1. ^ Asahi Shinbunsha, Nenkan Jiten Henshūshitsu (2007). Asahi Gendai Yōgo Chiezō. Asahi Shinbunsha. 柳原白蓮. OCLC 227543839.