1829

Bunsei 12 (文政十二年)

Timeline of 1829

• 1829/9/25 Philipp Franz von Siebold is sentenced to banishment from Japan.
• 1829/10/3 Siebold leaves Japan aboard the Cornelius Houtman.

Other Events of 1829

• Publication of Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji by Ryûtei Tanehiko, with illustrations by Utagawa Kunisada, is begun (completed 1842).
• The first ukiyo-e prints to be printed entirely in monochrome Prussian blue (known as ai-e), a number of fan prints designed by Keisai Eisen, are published.

Births and Deaths

• 1829/11/15 Matsumae Takahiro is born.
• Artist Chôbunsai Eishi dies (b. 1756).
• Hirayama Gorô of the Rôshigumi is born.
• Inoue Genzaburô of the Shinsengumi is born.
• Kita Kono dies.
• Maruyama Ôzui dies (b. 1766).
• Matsudaira Sadanobu dies (b. 1758).
• Laurence Oliphant, secretary to High Commissioner Lord Elgin, is born (d. 1888).
• Sugae Masumi dies (b. 1754).
• Playwright Tsuruya Nanboku IV dies (b. 1755).
• Utagawa Hiroshige II is born (d. 1869).

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