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==Timeline of 1842==
==Timeline of 1842==
*1842/6 Depictions in ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' of [[geisha]], courtesans, [[yakusha-e|kabuki actors]], and the like are banned.
*1842/6 Depictions in ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' of [[geisha]], courtesans, [[yakusha-e|kabuki actors]], and the like are banned.
*1842/7/24 (Aug 29) - [[Treaty of Nanjing]] is signed between China and the United Kingdom, ending the [[First Opium War]].
==Other Events of 1842==
==Other Events of 1842==
*Publication, begun in [[1829]], of ''[[Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji]]'' by [[Ryutei Tanehiko|Ryûtei Tanehiko]], with illustrations by [[Utagawa Kunisada]], is cut off by the authorities.
*Publication, begun in [[1829]], of ''[[Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji]]'' by [[Ryutei Tanehiko|Ryûtei Tanehiko]], with illustrations by [[Utagawa Kunisada]], is cut off by the authorities.
*[[Ryukyuan embassy]] journeys to Edo.
*[[Ryukyuan embassy]] journeys to Edo.
*The shogunate issues an edict instructing local authorities to provide food and fuel for foreign ships and to encourage them to leave as soon as possible, a considerable softening of policy from earlier edicts which demanded the all-out repulsion of foreign vessels.
*The shogunate issues an edict instructing local authorities to provide food and fuel for foreign ships and to encourage them to leave as soon as possible, a considerable softening of policy from earlier edicts which demanded the all-out repulsion of foreign vessels.
*The shogunate institutes the [[Tenpo Reforms|Tenpô Reforms]].
*The shogunate institutes the [[Tenpo Reforms|Tenpô Reforms]].