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*''Born: [[1744]]''
*''Died: [[1789]]''
Koikawa Harumachi was a samurai retainer and writer, generally regarded as the originator of the ''[[kibyoshi|kibyôshi]]''. His book ''Kinkin sensei eiga no yume'', published in [[1775]], is often cited as the first work of that type, setting a model or precedent for an entire publishing sub-genre.
Koikawa's works attracted the negative attention of the authorities, however, and he received a summons in [[1789]] to appear before [[Matsudaira Sadanobu]]. Though official reports indicate he died of illness, it was widely rumored that he was ordered to commit [[seppuku|suicide]] for his writings.
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==References==
*[[Eiko Ikegami]], ''Bonds of Civility'', Cambridge University Press (2005), 310.
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*''Died: [[1789]]''
Koikawa Harumachi was a samurai retainer and writer, generally regarded as the originator of the ''[[kibyoshi|kibyôshi]]''. His book ''Kinkin sensei eiga no yume'', published in [[1775]], is often cited as the first work of that type, setting a model or precedent for an entire publishing sub-genre.
Koikawa's works attracted the negative attention of the authorities, however, and he received a summons in [[1789]] to appear before [[Matsudaira Sadanobu]]. Though official reports indicate he died of illness, it was widely rumored that he was ordered to commit [[seppuku|suicide]] for his writings.
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==References==
*[[Eiko Ikegami]], ''Bonds of Civility'', Cambridge University Press (2005), 310.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]