1828-1876
male
Born as the fifth child of Tayasu Narimasa of the Tokugawa Shogunate Clan Tayasu House.
In 1839, he inherited the Owari House from his older brother Naritaka. At the age of 12, he was appointed as the fourth generation reign of the Tayasu family, becoming chief councilor of state. In 1858, he acted as the guardian of Tokugawa Iemochi, but was dismissed in 1862 due to the Sakashita Gate Incident. The following year, he was demoted to medium-ranked councilor and went into hiding.
He is proficient in tanka poetry and tea ceremony, and learned tea ceremony under the Urasenke School’s 11th generation Gengensai. He revived Sangensai’s tea room inside the residence. While tea bowls that he left behind are rare, it is said that he enjoyed keepsake kuraku bowls.
