*[[Hokusai]] begins studying under [[Katsukawa Shunsho|Katsukawa Shunshô]].
*[[Hokusai]] begins studying under [[Katsukawa Shunsho|Katsukawa Shunshô]].
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*[[Satake Shozan]] (Yoshiatsu), daimyô of [[Akita han]], produces the first Japanese essay attempting to set down the rules of Western-style depiction (i.e. perspective and other aspects of Western painting and drawing).
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*First private ship transports goods to Osaka via the Western Circuit, marking the beginning of the ''[[kitamaebune]]''.
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*[[Satake Shozan]] (Yoshiatsu), daimyô of [[Akita han]], produces his ''Gahô kôryô'', the first Japanese essay attempting to set down the rules of Western-style depiction (i.e. perspective and other aspects of Western painting and drawing).
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
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*[[Ichikawa Danjuro VI|Ichikawa Danjûrô VI]] is born (d. [[1799]]).
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro VI|Ichikawa Danjûrô VI]] is born (d. [[1799]]).