Okatsu portrait by Artienne

DAZ|Studio • Fantasy • posted on Jan 26, 2022

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Even though I am busy with getting rid of old books and other unnecessary things, I try to do renders. Recently, I was inspired by the character Okatsu. Who is she? Lets Find out :) Okaji no Kata or Lady Okaji, was a Japanese noble lady and aristocrat who lived during the Sengoku period and at the beginning of Edo period. She was the founder of Eishō-ji temple in Kamakura and was also a concubine of Tokugawa Ieyasu. She was maybe from the Ōta clan. Her other names are Ohachi no Kata (お八の方) and Okatsu no Kata(お勝の方). She accompanied Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara and the Siege of Osaka, dressed as a man she fought alongside other warriors. She was held hostage at Osaka castle, but escaped and returned to Ieyasu on horseback. After Ieyasu's death in 1616, Okaji became a nun with the Buddhist name Eishō-in (英勝院). She was the founder of Eishō-ji temple in Kamakura, who was the Ōta Dōkan's residence. The character of Okatsu has become an inspiration for the world of computer games and 3d artists.