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Hosokawa Gracia (1563–1600) was a Japanese noblewoman who converted to Christianity in 1587. She wrote this letter to her husband, the samurai warlord Hosokawa Sansai (1563–1645), assuring him that everything was well at home while he was away. Despite the letter’s calm tone, Gracia’s life was marked by hardship. She is remembered as a tragic figure who was killed after refusing to be taken hostage by a rival samurai clan.
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
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July 20, 2026