Ryukaku danki
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- Author: Akazaki Kaimon
- Published: 1797
- Japanese: 琉客談記 (Ryuukaku danki)
Ryûkaku danki (lit. "record of conversations with Ryukyuan guests") is an account of various aspects of China, published in 1797. It was written by Akazaki Kaimon, a Confucian scholar of Satsuma han, based on conversations he had with members of a Ryukyuan embassy to Edo.
The published volume included an afterword by Shibano Ritsuzan, a scholar of the Shôhei school.
References
- Gallery labels, Gallery 3: Early Modern Japan, National Museum of Japanese History, Sakura, Chiba, July 2013.
