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The Satsunan school is a school of [[Neo-Confucianism|Neo-Confucianist thought]] which had a strong impact on the distinctive culture of [[Satsuma han]], and of modern Japan. | The Satsunan school is a school of [[Neo-Confucianism|Neo-Confucianist thought]] which had a strong impact on the distinctive culture of [[Satsuma han]], and of modern Japan. | ||
| − | The school's beginnings are traced to [[1478]], when lord of [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]] [[Shimazu Tadamasa]] invited the Japanese scholar [[Keian Genju]] to teach [[Zhu Xi]]-style Neo-Confucianism in Satsuma | + | The school's beginnings are traced to [[1478]], when lord of [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]] [[Shimazu Tadamasa]] invited the Japanese scholar [[Keian Genju]] to teach [[Zhu Xi]]-style Neo-Confucianism in Satsuma.<ref>Gallery labels, [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]], Kagoshima, Sept 2014.</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:40, 25 April 2015
- Founded: Keian Genju, 1478
- Japanese: 薩南学派 (Satsunan gakuha)
The Satsunan school is a school of Neo-Confucianist thought which had a strong impact on the distinctive culture of Satsuma han, and of modern Japan.
The school's beginnings are traced to 1478, when lord of Satsuma Shimazu Tadamasa invited the Japanese scholar Keian Genju to teach Zhu Xi-style Neo-Confucianism in Satsuma.[1]
References
- Gallery labels, Reimeikan Museum, Kagoshima, Sept 2014.
- ↑ Gallery labels, Shôkoshûseikan, Kagoshima, Sept 2014.
