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*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 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.
==Other Events==
==Other Events of 1778==
*[[Hokusai]] begins studying under [[Katsukawa Shunsho|Katsukawa Shunshô]].
*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).
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro IV|Ichikawa Danjuro IV]] dies (b. [[1712]]).
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro VI|Ichikawa Danjûrô VI]] is born (d. [[1799]]).
*[[Komparu Ujitsuna]] dies.
*Voltaire dies (b. [[1694]]).
