Difference between revisions of "Onoya Sohachi"
(Created page with "*''Born: 1728'' *''Died: 1811/11/4'' *''Other Names'': 大惣 ''(Daisou, Oosou)'', 江口新六 ''(Eguchi Shinroku)'', 胡月堂 ''(Kogetsudô)'' *''Japanese'': 大野...") |
|||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
Ônoya Sôhachi was the proprietor of a prominent and successful [[Edo period]] ''[[kashihonya]]'' (booklender) business, based in the Nagashima 5-chôme area of [[Nagoya]]. | Ônoya Sôhachi was the proprietor of a prominent and successful [[Edo period]] ''[[kashihonya]]'' (booklender) business, based in the Nagashima 5-chôme area of [[Nagoya]]. | ||
| − | Eguchi Shinroku was born in [[1728]] and grew up in Ôno village, Chita district, in [[Owari province]]. As an adult, he established a combination liquor store & pharmacy in [[Nagoya]], calling it the Ônoya after his hometown, and taking on the name Ônoya Sôhachi for himself; in [[1767]], he converted the shop into a booklending business. Though Sôhachi died in [[1811]], later generations of proprietors carried on the name "Ônoya Sôhachi," and the business. Known as Ôsô or Daisô (from the "Ô" in Ônoya and the "sô" in Sôhachi), the business was particularly prosperous and popular during the Bunka-Bunsei periods (i.e. c. 1804-1829), being patronized by commoners and samurai alike, and producing or lending out novels, calendars, and works on theatre, religion, fortune-telling, astronomy, geography, medicine, ''[[shingaku]]'', among many other subjects. In a sense, it functioned as a city library for the people of Nagoya. The shop is said to have been frequently visited as well by the likes of [[Takizawa Bakin]], [[Jippensha Ikku]], and other artists and writers who traveled along the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]]. In its later years, the business was also patronized by prominent Meiji figures such as [[Tsubouchi Shoyo|Tsubouchi Shôyô]]. | + | Eguchi Shinroku was born in [[1728]] and grew up in Ôno village, Chita district, in [[Owari province]]. As an adult, he established a combination liquor store & pharmacy in [[Nagoya]], calling it the Ônoya after his hometown, and taking on the name Ônoya Sôhachi for himself; in [[1767]], he converted the shop into a booklending business. Though Sôhachi died in [[1811]], later generations of proprietors carried on the name "Ônoya Sôhachi," and the business. Known as Ôsô or Daisô (from the "Ô" in Ônoya and the "sô" in Sôhachi), the business was particularly prosperous and popular during the Bunka-Bunsei periods (i.e. c. 1804-1829), being patronized by commoners and samurai alike, and producing or lending out novels, calendars, and works on theatre, religion, fortune-telling, astronomy, geography, medicine, ''[[shingaku]]'', among many other subjects. In a sense, it functioned as a city library for the people of Nagoya. The shop is said to have been frequently visited as well by the likes of [[Takizawa Bakin]], [[Jippensha Ikku]], and other artists and writers who traveled along the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]].<ref>Yokoyama Manabu 横山学, ''Ryûkyû koku shisetsu torai no kenkyû'' 琉球国使節渡来の研究, Tokyo: Yoshikawa kôbunkan (1987), 209.</ref> In its later years, the business was also patronized by prominent Meiji figures such as [[Tsubouchi Shoyo|Tsubouchi Shôyô]]. |
When Daisô sold its collection in [[1899]] to the Imperial Library, [[University of Tokyo|Tokyo Imperial University Library]], and [[Kyoto University|Kyoto Imperial University Library]], that collection consisted of over 21,000 volumes. It seems unclear how many generations of proprietors the business passed through, with some sources reading four (Seijirô, Teizô, Sôtarô, and then Sôtarô's widow), and others seven; there also seems to be disagreement as to when Daisô formally went out of business, with some sources giving 1899, others [[1912]], and others still saying it lasted for "150 years" (so, at least until 1917). In any case, its influence goes undisputed. | When Daisô sold its collection in [[1899]] to the Imperial Library, [[University of Tokyo|Tokyo Imperial University Library]], and [[Kyoto University|Kyoto Imperial University Library]], that collection consisted of over 21,000 volumes. It seems unclear how many generations of proprietors the business passed through, with some sources reading four (Seijirô, Teizô, Sôtarô, and then Sôtarô's widow), and others seven; there also seems to be disagreement as to when Daisô formally went out of business, with some sources giving 1899, others [[1912]], and others still saying it lasted for "150 years" (so, at least until 1917). In any case, its influence goes undisputed. | ||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%A4%A7%E9%87%8E%E5%B1%8B%E6%83%A3%E5%85%AB-1061197 Ônoya Sôhachi]," ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'', Kodansha, 2015. | *"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%A4%A7%E9%87%8E%E5%B1%8B%E6%83%A3%E5%85%AB-1061197 Ônoya Sôhachi]," ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'', Kodansha, 2015. | ||
*"[http://www.ndl.go.jp/zoshoin/zousyo/09_ouno.html Ônoya Sôhachi (Daisô)]," ''Zôshoin no sekai'', National Diet Library, 2003. | *"[http://www.ndl.go.jp/zoshoin/zousyo/09_ouno.html Ônoya Sôhachi (Daisô)]," ''Zôshoin no sekai'', National Diet Library, 2003. | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Merchants]] | [[Category:Merchants]] | ||
[[Category:Edo Period]] | [[Category:Edo Period]] | ||
[[Category:Meiji Period]] | [[Category:Meiji Period]] | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 13 March 2016
- Born: 1728
- Died: 1811/11/4
- Other Names: 大惣 (Daisou, Oosou), 江口新六 (Eguchi Shinroku), 胡月堂 (Kogetsudô)
- Japanese: 大野屋惣八 (Oonoya Souhachi)
Ônoya Sôhachi was the proprietor of a prominent and successful Edo period kashihonya (booklender) business, based in the Nagashima 5-chôme area of Nagoya.
Eguchi Shinroku was born in 1728 and grew up in Ôno village, Chita district, in Owari province. As an adult, he established a combination liquor store & pharmacy in Nagoya, calling it the Ônoya after his hometown, and taking on the name Ônoya Sôhachi for himself; in 1767, he converted the shop into a booklending business. Though Sôhachi died in 1811, later generations of proprietors carried on the name "Ônoya Sôhachi," and the business. Known as Ôsô or Daisô (from the "Ô" in Ônoya and the "sô" in Sôhachi), the business was particularly prosperous and popular during the Bunka-Bunsei periods (i.e. c. 1804-1829), being patronized by commoners and samurai alike, and producing or lending out novels, calendars, and works on theatre, religion, fortune-telling, astronomy, geography, medicine, shingaku, among many other subjects. In a sense, it functioned as a city library for the people of Nagoya. The shop is said to have been frequently visited as well by the likes of Takizawa Bakin, Jippensha Ikku, and other artists and writers who traveled along the Tôkaidô.[1] In its later years, the business was also patronized by prominent Meiji figures such as Tsubouchi Shôyô.
When Daisô sold its collection in 1899 to the Imperial Library, Tokyo Imperial University Library, and Kyoto Imperial University Library, that collection consisted of over 21,000 volumes. It seems unclear how many generations of proprietors the business passed through, with some sources reading four (Seijirô, Teizô, Sôtarô, and then Sôtarô's widow), and others seven; there also seems to be disagreement as to when Daisô formally went out of business, with some sources giving 1899, others 1912, and others still saying it lasted for "150 years" (so, at least until 1917). In any case, its influence goes undisputed.
References
- "Ôsô," Toshokan jôhôgaku yôgo jiten, Nihon toshokan jôhô gakkai, 2013.
- "Ônoya Sôhachi," Nihon jinmei daijiten, Kodansha, 2015.
- "Ônoya Sôhachi (Daisô)," Zôshoin no sekai, National Diet Library, 2003.
- ↑ Yokoyama Manabu 横山学, Ryûkyû koku shisetsu torai no kenkyû 琉球国使節渡来の研究, Tokyo: Yoshikawa kôbunkan (1987), 209.
