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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]].
*[[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).
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