With her father Emperor Gomizuno, who was the premier cultural figure of the day, and her adopted mother Tofukumonin, who was a patron of contemporary arts and culture, Imperial Princess Teruko was raised in the age of flourished culture of Kanei period and became one of the greatest talents of Japanese poetry, calligraphy and painting.
当代一級の文化人であった後水尾天皇を父に、芸術と文化のパトロンであった東福門院を養母に持ち寛永文化が花開いた時代に育った内親王もまた、和歌や書、絵画に優れた才能を残した人であった。