*Publication of ''[[Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji]]'' by [[Ryutei Tanehiko|Ryûtei Tanehiko]], with illustrations by [[Utagawa Kunisada]], is begun (completed [[1842]]).
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*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===
===Births and Deaths===
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*[[Hirayama Goro|Hirayama Gorô]] of the [[Roshigumi|Rôshigumi]] is born.
*[[Hirayama Goro|Hirayama Gorô]] of the [[Roshigumi|Rôshigumi]] is born.
*[[Inoue Genzaburo|Inoue Genzaburô]] of the [[Shinsengumi]] is born.
*[[Inoue Genzaburo|Inoue Genzaburô]] of the [[Shinsengumi]] is born.
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*[[Kita Kono]] dies.
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*[[Maruyama Ozui|Maruyama Ôzui]] dies (b. [[1766]]).
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*[[Matsudaira Sadanobu]] dies (b. [[1758]]).
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*[[Laurence Oliphant]], secretary to [[James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin|High Commissioner Lord Elgin]], is born (d. [[1888]]).
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*[[Sugae Masumi]] dies (b. [[1754]]).
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*Playwright [[Tsuruya Nanboku IV]] dies (b. [[1755]]).