euphorbic:sartorialadventure:Ceremonial phoenix hairpin, owned by Crown Princess Uimin of Korea, 192
euphorbic:sartorialadventure:Ceremonial phoenix hairpin, owned by Crown Princess Uimin of Korea, 1920sCrown Princess Euimin of Korea, born Princess Masako Nashimoto of Japan, was a candidate to wed Crown Prince Hirohito (before he became Emperor) until she was suspected to be infertile. That’s when the Japanese wed her to Crown Prince Euimin of Korea, who was being held in Japan. Despite the nature of the marriage and the drama of being unwanted by occupied Korea and then imperial Japan, she and the Crown Prince were eventually was allowed to live in Korea where she founded charities to educate the physically and mentally disabled. Wow, I had no idea she was Japanese by birth or that her life was so intertwined with the Japanese-Korean war! Thank you for the info. -- source link
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