Beatrice Bodart-Bailey - The Japan Times

Books | THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF Jul 30, 2006

Tokugawa shogun saved from going to the dogs

by Donald Richie

Tsunayoshi (1646-1709) was the fifth in a line of 15 Tokugawa-family rulers. His 29-year rule was marked by an unusual number of natural disasters, including a volcanic eruption of Mount Fuji, and by that equally unusual outbreak of commerce — the arts, extravagance and ...

People | PERSONALITY PROFILE Jun 24, 2006

Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey

by Vivienne Kenrick

A new book published by the University of Hawaii Press appeared recently on bookshelves in Japan. Painstakingly written by Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey, it is titled "The Dog Shogun: The Personality and Policies of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi." This work, a solid volume of some 400 pages, is ...