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 ...