| Native name | 木戸 松子 |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kizaki Kei |
| Birth date | November 22, 1843 |
| Birth place | Obama Domain, Wakasa Province, Japan |
| Death date | April 10, 1886 (aged 42) |
| Death place | Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Resting place | Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Other names | Ikumatsu Okabe Matsuko Suikōin |
| Occupation | nun, noblewoman, former geisha |
| Era | Edo period, Meiji period |
| Spouse | Kido Takayoshi (m. 1868; died 1877) |
| Mother | Hosokawa Sumi |
| Father | Kizaki Ichibei |
Kido Matsuko (木戸 松子) (born Kizaki Kei (木崎 計); November 22, 1843 – April 10, 1886), later known as the nun Suikōin (翠香院), was a Japanese woman from the late Edo period to the Meiji period.[1][2] She was formerly a geisha under the stage name Ikumatsu (幾松) from Sanbongi, Kyoto. She was the lover (and later the wife) of Katsura Kogorō (later Kido Takayoshi), who would go on to become one of the Three Great Nobles of the Restoration.[3]
References
- ^ 幕末維新大人名事典(上). Japan: 新人物往来社. 2010. p. 448.
- ^ Japanese Biographical Index. Walter de Gruyter. 2013-02-06. ISBN 978-3-11-094798-4.
- ^ 橋場日月 (2019-04-26). 図解 面白いほどよくわかる！日本史 (in Japanese). 西東社. ISBN 978-4-7916-8328-4.