1891
Meiji 24 (明治二十四年)
Timeline of 1891
Other Events of 1891
- Bunkio Matsuki returns to Japan for the first time after leaving in 1888.
- Saitô Hajime retires from the police force and begins working at schools.
- Opening of the first commercial theatre in Okinawa, the Nakamô Engeijô.
Births and Deaths
- Arai Tadao of the Shinsengumi dies (b. 1835).
- Painter Kanô Eitoku Tatsunobu dies (b. 1814).
- Yôga painter Kishida Ryûsei is born (d. 1929).
- Kôchi Chôjô dies.
- English illustrator Charles Wirgman dies (b. 1832?).
- Shibata Zeshin dies (b. 1807).
- Nihonga painter Suzuki Hyakunen dies (b. 1825).
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