1775

An'ei 4 (安永四年)

Other Events of 1775

• Hokusai carves his first blocks of text, blocks for a sharebon. Later in his career, however, he would not carve blocks for his own ukiyo-e works.
• The first kibyôshi, Kinkin sensei eiga no yume by Koikawa Harumachi, is published.
• A guide to notable people in Kyoto is published, listing Maruyama Ôkyo first among painters in the city.
• The first ôkubi-e (bust portraits) are produced.
• Carl Peter Thunberg becomes opperhoofd in Dejima.

Births and Deaths

• Ryukyuan musician Yakabi Chôki dies (b. 1716).

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