Oura Kei
Oura Kei (大浦 慶, Ōura Kei, 1828–1884) was a Japanese businesswoman. She managed a successful tea-import business with the help of her international foreign contacts. She acted as a patron of, among others, Sakamoto Ryoma. She was a figure of importance in contemporary Japan and a celebrity of sorts; during general Ulysses S. Grant's visit to Japan in 1879, her personally escorted her during an official visit to his ship.
References
- Louis-Frédéric, Japan Encyclopedia
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