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Meiwa (明和) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Hōreki and before An'ei. This period started in June 1764 and ended in November 1772.[1] During this time, the empress and emperor were Go-Sakuramachi-tennō (後桜町天皇)[2] and Go-Momozono-tennō (後桃園天皇).[3]
The nengō Meiwa means "Radiant Harmony".[4]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Meiwa" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 625.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Tennō," pp. 962-963.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Momozono Tennō," p. 257; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 419.
- ↑ Screech, Timon. (2000). The Shogun's Painted Culture, p. 99.