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| | ==Timeline of 1778== | | ==Timeline of 1778== |
| | *1778/1 The number of [[rice broker]]s (''fudasashi'') in [[Edo]] reaches 109. | | *1778/1 The number of [[rice broker]]s (''fudasashi'') in [[Edo]] reaches 109. |
| − | *1778/6 Russian ship arrives at Akkeshi in [[Ezo]] (Hokkaidô), demanding to trade. Represenatives of [[Matsumae han]] turn them away, forcing them to leave the following year. | + | *1778/6 A Russian ship led by merchants Ivan Antipin and Dmitrii Shabalin arrives at Akkeshi in [[Ezo]] (Hokkaidô), demanding to trade. Representatives of [[Matsumae han]] turn them away, forcing them to leave the following year. |
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| | ==Other Events of 1778== | | ==Other Events of 1778== |
| | *[[Hokusai]] begins studying under [[Katsukawa Shunsho|Katsukawa Shunshô]]. | | *[[Hokusai]] begins studying under [[Katsukawa Shunsho|Katsukawa Shunshô]]. |
| − | *[[Satake Shozan]] (Yoshiatsu), daimyô of [[Akita han]], produces the first Japanese essay attempting to set down the rules of Western-style depiction (i.e. perspective and other aspects of Western painting and drawing). | + | *First private ship transports goods to Osaka via the Western Circuit, marking the beginning of the ''[[kitamaebune]]''. |
| | + | *[[Satake Shozan]] (Yoshiatsu), daimyô of [[Akita han]], produces his ''Gahô kôryô'', the first Japanese essay attempting to set down the rules of Western-style depiction (i.e. perspective and other aspects of Western painting and drawing). |
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| | ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| | *[[Ichikawa Danjuro IV|Ichikawa Danjuro IV]] dies (b. [[1712]]). | | *[[Ichikawa Danjuro IV|Ichikawa Danjuro IV]] dies (b. [[1712]]). |
| | *[[Ichikawa Danjuro VI|Ichikawa Danjûrô VI]] is born (d. [[1799]]). | | *[[Ichikawa Danjuro VI|Ichikawa Danjûrô VI]] is born (d. [[1799]]). |
| | + | *[[Komparu Ujitsuna]] dies. |
| | + | *Voltaire dies (b. [[1694]]). |
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