Ikeda Munemasa

Ikeda Munemasa
池田宗政
Portrait from the Hayashibara Museum of Art
Daimyō
Preceded byIkeda Tsugumasa
Personal details
BornJune 1727
DiedMarch 10, 1764 (aged 36–37)

Ikeda Munemasa (池田宗政) (June 1727 - March 10, 1764)[1][2][3] was a daimyō of Iyo Province in the Edo period of Japan.[4] He was the 4th Lord of the Okayama Domain and head of the Ikeda clan.[5][3] Ikeda's reign began in 1752, following the retirement of his father, Ikeda Tsugumasa,[6] and lasted until his death in 1764.[2][7] He was lord of Okayama Castle. His childhood name was Shigetaro (茂太郎) later Minechiyo (峯千代).

He authored Portrait of Hitomaro and His Waka Poem, on the subject of the waka poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro.[citation needed] He was skilled at calligraphy, haikai, painting and waka.[5]

Ikeda's gravesite at the Sogenji temple in Okayama.
  1. ^ "池田 宗政∥イケダ ムネマサ" (in Japanese). Kokugakuin University. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. 〔生没年〕　享保１２年（1727）６月～宝暦１４年（1764）３月１０日　　〔享年〕38
  2. ^ a b "池田宗政" (in Japanese). Okayama City. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. 享保12年(1727)生～宝暦14年(1764)没 城主期間　宝暦2年(1752)～宝暦14年(1764)
  3. ^ a b Komatsu, Shigemi (1989). Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy Spanning Two Thousand Years. Prestel Verlag GmbH + Company. p. 141. ISBN 9783791310268. He was born in the family home in Edo, son of Ikeda Munemasa (1725-1764), and was originally named Toshimasa [...] On his father's death in Meiwa 1 (1764) he inherited the clan leadership...
  4. ^ Baroni, Helen Josephine (2002). "Hebiichigo". The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism. Rosen Publishing Group. p. 127. ISBN 9780823922406. A letter in two segments, written by Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768), a Rinzai monk, in 1754. The letter, composed as a sermon on the Dharma, was addressed to Ikeda Munemasa, daimyō, or military leader, of Iyo province.
  5. ^ a b "Ikeda Munemasa Peony in Basket". Watanabe Japanese Fine Arts. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. Ikeda Munemasa(1727-1764), the 4th Lord of Okayama Domain, Bizen Province. The eldest son of Ikeda Tsugumasa. Excelled at painting, calligraphy, haikai, and waka.
  6. ^ Yampolsky, Philip B. (1971). The Zen Master Hakuin: Selected Writings. Columbia University Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780231060417. The Lord of Okayama Castle is Ikeda Tsugumasa (1702-1776). He retired in the twelfth month of 1752.
  7. ^ "池田氏（備前岡山藩）" (in Japanese). reichsarchiv.jp. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. 1752-1764　備前岡山藩四代藩主