Changes

Katsuragawa Hoken, also known as Hochiku and Kuninori, was a samurai physician in service to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], and is said to have been particularly exceptional in [[Rangaku|Dutch medicine]]. He was the third head of the Katsuragawa family, and third to be called Katsuragawa Hochiku.

Katsuragawa Hoken, also known as Hochiku and Kuninori, was a samurai physician in service to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], and is said to have been particularly exceptional in [[Rangaku|Dutch medicine]]. He was the third head of the Katsuragawa family, and third to be called Katsuragawa Hochiku.

He was born in [[Edo]] in [[1730]], the eldest son of [[Katsuragawa Hochiku (Kuniteru)]]. In [[1760]], at the age of 30, he followed in his father's footsteps and was named court physician (''oku ishi'') to the shogunate. He was named to the honorary Buddhist rank of ''[[hogan|hôgan]]'' in [[1766]]. Hoken also served as physician to [[Takehime]], a daughter of the [[Tokugawa clan]] who had been married to [[Shimazu Tsugutoyo]].<ref>William Fleming, “The World Beyond the Walls: Morishima Chūryō (1756-1810) and the Development of Late Edo Fiction,” PhD dissertation, Harvard University (2011), 94.</ref>

He was born in [[Edo]] in [[1730]], the eldest son of [[Katsuragawa Hochiku (Kuniteru)]]. In [[1760]], at the age of 30, he followed in his father's footsteps and was named court physician (''oku ishi'') to the shogunate. He was named to the honorary Buddhist rank of ''[[hogan|hôgan]]'' in [[1766]]. Hoken also served as physician to [[Takehime]], a daughter of the [[Tokugawa clan]] who had been married to [[Shimazu Tsugutoyo]].<ref>William Fleming, “The World Beyond the Walls: Morishima Chūryō (1756-1810) and the Development of Late Edo Fiction,” PhD dissertation, Harvard University (2011), 94.</ref> He is also known for his scholarly writings, including the preface to [[Goto Godoan|Gotô Godôan's]] ''[[Oranda banashi]]''<!--紅毛談-->.<ref>Yokoyama Manabu 横山学, ''Ryûkyû koku shisetsu torai no kenkyû'' 琉球国使節渡来の研究, Tokyo: Yoshikawa kôbunkan (1987), 222.</ref>

Hoken's sons included the scholar and physician [[Katsuragawa Hoshu|Katsuragawa Hoshû]], and writer [[Morishima Churyo|Morishima Chûryô]].<ref>Miyagi Eishô 宮城栄昌, ''Ryûkyû shisha no Edo nobori'' 琉球使者の江戸上り, Tokyo: Daiichi Shobô (1982), 226.</ref>

Hoken's sons included the scholar and physician [[Katsuragawa Hoshu|Katsuragawa Hoshû]], and writer [[Morishima Churyo|Morishima Chûryô]].<ref>Miyagi Eishô 宮城栄昌, ''Ryûkyû shisha no Edo nobori'' 琉球使者の江戸上り, Tokyo: Daiichi Shobô (1982), 226.</ref>