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*''Japanese'': 管茶山 ''(Kan Chazan; Kan Sazan)''
*''Japanese'': 管茶山 ''(Kan Chazan; Kan Sazan)''
−Kan Chazan (or Sazan) was a prominent ''kangakusha'', or scholar of Chinese studies, in the late [[Edo period]]. His personal collection is known to have included objects related to the [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]].
+Kan Chazan (or Sazan) was a prominent ''kangakusha'', or scholar of Chinese studies, in the mid-[[Edo period]].
+He was the eldest son of a [[sake|saké]] seller, but spent considerable time in [[Kyoto]] and [[Osaka]] before establishing his own private academy (''juku'') in [[1781]]. Instruction there centered chiefly on examination and interpretation of [[Confucian classics|Confucian texts]]. In [[1796]], Chazan passed on the family business to his younger brother, and donated his academy to the [[han|domain]], dedicating himself more exclusively to his teaching and studies. The domain renamed the academy Renjuku, and housed ten to thirty boarding students there at any given time; those who could not afford the fees could work for their share. Chazan supported himself chiefly from the land he owned, and from a domainal stipend.
+His personal collection is known to have included objects related to the [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]].
+Following Chazan's death, his son continued to manage the school until it was forced to close in [[1872]] along with most other private academies in Japan (in conjunction with the establishment of the [[public education]] system). The Renjuku buildings were preserved, and were named a national historical site in 1953.
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==References==
==References==
+*Margaret Mehl, "[http://www.historytoday.com/margaret-mehl/local-heroes Local Heroes]," ''History Today'', August 2001.
*''Ryûkyû shisetsu, Edo e iku!'' 琉球使節、江戸へ行く！ Naha: Okinawa Prefectural Museum, 2009. p38.
*''Ryûkyû shisetsu, Edo e iku!'' 琉球使節、江戸へ行く！ Naha: Okinawa Prefectural Museum, 2009. p38.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]