1794

Kansei 6 (寛政六年)

Timeline of 1794

• 1794/5 Sharaku begins producing ukiyo-e prints.

Other Events of 1794

• A Dutch embassy enjoys an audience with the Qianlong Emperor.
• The courtesan Hanaôgi attempts to escape the Yoshiwara and elope with a man, but is caught and returned to her teahouse.
• The office of the Nagasaki bugyô tests firearms as part of its routine efforts to maintain and improve harbor defense. Twenty-four out of 35 weapons tested malfunction.
• The Kingdom of the Netherlands is conquered by France and becomes a client-state known as the Batavian Republic.
• The shogunate bans the use of mica and certain other lavish materials in popular artworks.
• The shogunate bans kabuki actors from having annual salaries above 500 ryô.

Births and Deaths

• Ii Naoaki, daimyô of Hikone han, is born (d. 1850).
• Mizuno Tadakuni is born (d. 1851).
• Traveler Momoi Tou dies.
• Commodore Matthew Perry is born (d. 1858).
• Shô Boku, king of Ryûkyû, dies.
• Yamanouchi Toyosuke is born (d. 1872).

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