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==Timeline of 1842== | ==Timeline of 1842== | ||
*1842/6 Depictions in ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' of [[geisha]], courtesans, [[yakusha-e|kabuki actors]], and the like are banned. | *1842/6 Depictions in ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' of [[geisha]], courtesans, [[yakusha-e|kabuki actors]], and the like are banned. | ||
| + | *1842/7/24 (Aug 29) - [[Treaty of Nanjing]] is signed between China and the United Kingdom, ending the [[First Opium War]]. | ||
==Other Events of 1842== | ==Other Events of 1842== | ||
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*Publication, begun in [[1829]], of ''[[Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji]]'' by [[Ryutei Tanehiko|Ryûtei Tanehiko]], with illustrations by [[Utagawa Kunisada]], is cut off by the authorities. | *Publication, begun in [[1829]], of ''[[Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji]]'' by [[Ryutei Tanehiko|Ryûtei Tanehiko]], with illustrations by [[Utagawa Kunisada]], is cut off by the authorities. | ||
*[[Ryukyuan embassy]] journeys to Edo. | *[[Ryukyuan embassy]] journeys to Edo. | ||
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*The shogunate issues an edict instructing local authorities to provide food and fuel for foreign ships and to encourage them to leave as soon as possible, a considerable softening of policy from earlier edicts which demanded the all-out repulsion of foreign vessels. | *The shogunate issues an edict instructing local authorities to provide food and fuel for foreign ships and to encourage them to leave as soon as possible, a considerable softening of policy from earlier edicts which demanded the all-out repulsion of foreign vessels. | ||
*The shogunate institutes the [[Tenpo Reforms|Tenpô Reforms]]. | *The shogunate institutes the [[Tenpo Reforms|Tenpô Reforms]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:24, 18 April 2011
Tenpô 13 (天保十三年)
Timeline of 1842
- 1842/6 Depictions in ukiyo-e of geisha, courtesans, kabuki actors, and the like are banned.
- 1842/7/24 (Aug 29) - Treaty of Nanjing is signed between China and the United Kingdom, ending the First Opium War.
Other Events of 1842
- Ichikawa Ebizô V is banished from Edo as a punishment for his extravagant lifestyle. He moves to Osaka.
- Publication, begun in 1829, of Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji by Ryûtei Tanehiko, with illustrations by Utagawa Kunisada, is cut off by the authorities.
- Ryukyuan embassy journeys to Edo.
- The shogunate issues an edict instructing local authorities to provide food and fuel for foreign ships and to encourage them to leave as soon as possible, a considerable softening of policy from earlier edicts which demanded the all-out repulsion of foreign vessels.
- The shogunate institutes the Tenpô Reforms.
- Over 4,000 illegal prostitutes of Edo are arrested and moved to the Yoshiwara.
- Kabuki theatres are required to move to Saruwaka-chô. No major kabuki theatre would operate outside of that district for thirty years.
Births and Deaths of 1842
- Tenpô 12/12/24 Ryukyuan aristocrat Rin Seikô is born (d. 1880).
- Abiru Eisaburo is born.
- Ryûtei Tanehiko commits suicide.
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