1778
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Timeline of 1778
- 1778/1 The number of rice brokers (fudasashi) in Edo reaches 109.
- 1778/6 A Russian ship led by merchants Ivan Antipin and Dmitrii Shabalin arrives at Akkeshi in Ezo (Hokkaidô), demanding to trade. Representatives of Matsumae han turn them away, forcing them to leave the following year.
Other Events of 1778
- Hokusai begins studying under Katsukawa Shunshô.
- First private ship transports goods to Osaka via the Western Circuit, marking the beginning of the kitamaebune.
- 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
- Ichikawa Danjuro IV dies (b. 1712).
- Ichikawa Danjûrô VI is born (d. 1799).
- Komparu Ujitsuna dies.
- Voltaire dies (b. 1694).
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