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==Timeline of 1791== | ==Timeline of 1791== | ||
| − | *Kansei 2/12 [[Ryukyuan embassy]] | + | *Kansei 2/11-12 [[Ryukyuan embassy]] sojourns in Edo. |
*1791/1 Mixed gender bathing is forbidden in the public baths of [[Edo]]. | *1791/1 Mixed gender bathing is forbidden in the public baths of [[Edo]]. | ||
*1791/3 Writer and artist [[Santo Kyoden|Santô Kyôden]] is punished by having his hands manacled for 50 days, for having created a number of ''[[sharebon]]'' and ''[[kibyoshi|kibyôshi]]'' which violated the [[Kansei Reforms]] censorship provisions. His publisher, [[Tsutaya Juzaburo|Tsutaya Jûzaburô]], has half his wealth confiscated by the authorities. | *1791/3 Writer and artist [[Santo Kyoden|Santô Kyôden]] is punished by having his hands manacled for 50 days, for having created a number of ''[[sharebon]]'' and ''[[kibyoshi|kibyôshi]]'' which violated the [[Kansei Reforms]] censorship provisions. His publisher, [[Tsutaya Juzaburo|Tsutaya Jûzaburô]], has half his wealth confiscated by the authorities. | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 21 April 2013
Kansei 3 (寛政三年)
Timeline of 1791
- Kansei 2/11-12 Ryukyuan embassy sojourns in Edo.
- 1791/1 Mixed gender bathing is forbidden in the public baths of Edo.
- 1791/3 Writer and artist Santô Kyôden is punished by having his hands manacled for 50 days, for having created a number of sharebon and kibyôshi which violated the Kansei Reforms censorship provisions. His publisher, Tsutaya Jûzaburô, has half his wealth confiscated by the authorities.
- 1791 May 6-17 John Kendrick lands on Kii Ôshima and becomes the first American on Japanese soil.
- 1791/9 Provisions are put into place to control the traffic of foreign ships in and around Nagasaki.
- 1791/12 The shichibu tsumikin provision is established, by which the Tokugawa shogunate helped contribute to village expenses.
Other Events of 1791
- Sharebon authors are paid for their efforts for the first time.
- Kiwame ("censors' seals") are required to appear on all ukiyo-e prints published, along with the designer's (artist's) signature and publisher's seal.
Births and Deaths
- Painter Ekin is born (d. 1841).
- Ichikawa Ebizô V, kabuki actor, is born (d. 1859).
- Artist Ippitsusai Bunchô dies.
- Nakamura Utaemon I dies (b. 1719).
- Painter Otagaki Rengetsu is born (d. 1875).
- Chinese diplomat Quan Kui dies.
| Previous Year 1790 |
1791 | Following Year 1792 |
