Difference between revisions of "1911"

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Meiji 44 (明治四十四年)

The fifth Bunten is held.
Iha Fuyû publishes his book Ko Ryûkyû ("Old Ryukyu"), earning his epithet as "father of Okinawan Studies."
An exhibition of work by Minami Kunzô is the first solo exhibition of woodblock prints by a living artist to be held in Tokyo.
Xinhai Revolution in China: The Qing Dynasty falls.
Saiga Tokichi, head of the Kyoto-based Saiga Electric Company, opens the first electric railway in Okinawa.
Sakamoto Ryôma film is released by Yokota Shôkai film studio.
George Sansom publishes The Tsuredzure Gusa of Yoshida No Kaneyoshi. Being the meditations of a recluse in the 14th Century.
Shiga Shigetaka publishes his Sekai sansui zukan ("Illustrated Geography of the World").

1911/2/7 Film star Irie Takako is born (d. 1995).
1911/6/11 James Hepburn dies (b. 1815).
1911/6/11 Ôno Uchû of the Shinsengumi dies (b. 1838).
1911/9 Feng Shan, Manchu governor of Guangdong province, is killed by revolutionaries including Lingnan school painter Gao Jianfu.
Scottish merchant Thomas Glover dies (b. 1841).
Willard A. Hanna, co-founder of the first post-war museum in Okinawa, is born (d. 1993).
Nihonga painter Hishida Shunsô dies (b. 1874).
Shinohara Tainoshin of the Shinsengumi dies (b. 1828).

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 *An exhibition of work by [[Minami Kunzo|Minami Kunzô]] is the first solo exhibition of woodblock prints by a living artist to be held in Tokyo.
 *[[Xinhai Revolution]] in China: The [[Qing Dynasty]] falls.
+*[[Saiga Tokichi]], head of the Kyoto-based [[Saiga Electric Company]], opens [[Okinawa Electric Railway|the first electric railway in Okinawa]].
 *''[[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]]'' film is released by [[Yokota Shokai|Yokota Shôkai]] film studio.
 *[[George Sansom]] publishes ''The [[Tsurezuregusa|Tsuredzure Gusa]] of [[Yoshida Kenko|Yoshida No Kaneyoshi]]. Being the meditations of a recluse in the 14th Century''.