1911

Meiji 44 (明治四十四年)

Other Events of 1911

• 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.
• Revolution in China: The Qing Dynasty falls.
• 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").

Births and Deaths

• 1911/6/11 James Hepburn dies (b. 1815).
• 1911/6/11 Ôno Uchû of the Shinsengumi dies (b. 1838).
• 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).
• Film star Irie Takako is born (d. 1995).
• Shinohara Tainoshin of the Shinsengumi dies (b. 1828).

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