1712
Shôtoku 2 (正徳二年)
Timeline of 1712
Other Events of 1712
- A fire destroys the tenshu and honmaru of Kôchi castle.
- Ôgata Kenzan moves from Narutaki, on the outskirts of Kyoto, to central Kyoto. No longer overseeing his own kiln, he begins focusing more heavily on decoration, and orders ceramic blanks from various kilns.
- Stipends are no longer guaranteed to those of the Ryukyuan aristocracy who do not hold official government posts.
Births and Deaths
- 1712/11/2 Hikosaka Hachibe'e Tadashige of the Enmei-ryû school of kenjutsu dies.
- Ichikawa Danjûrô IV is born (d. 1778).
- Artist Toriyama Sekien is born (d. 1788).
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