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==Other Events of 1778==
 
==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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*[[Satake Shozan]] (Yoshiatsu), daimyô of [[Akita han]], produces his ''Gahô kôryô'', 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).
  
 
===Births and Deaths===
 
===Births and Deaths===

Revision as of 23:06, 21 November 2013

An'ei 7 (安永七年)

Timeline of 1778

  • 1778/1 The number of rice brokers (fudasashi) in Edo reaches 109.
  • 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 of 1778

  • Hokusai begins studying under Katsukawa Shunshô.
  • Satake Shozan (Yoshiatsu), daimyô of Akita han, produces his Gahô kôryô, 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).

Births and Deaths

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1779