Yamazaki Yoshishige

• Born: 1796
• Died: 1856/7/20 or 8/20
• Japanese: 山崎美成 (Yamazaki Yoshishige)

Yamazaki Yoshishige was a 19th century writer and pharmacist. His works include the Ryûkyû nyûkô kiryaku (1832), Tanki manroku, Toen shôsetsu, Kairoku (1820-1837),

He was born and raised in Edo, the son of a pharmacist who may have also been the proprietor of the Nagasaki-ya (a hostel for visiting Dutch East India Company agents in Edo).

He studied under Oyamada Tomokiyo, and formed a writers' group called the Tanki-kai along with Takizawa Bakin and Yashiro Hirokata. He also associated and exchanged ideas with the likes of Ryûtei Tanehiko and Nakamura Butsuan, and with the Tôenkai, a group which organized exhibits of historical documents. Devoting himself to study and writing, he allowed his business to fall into disarray.

References

• "Yamazaki Yoshishige," Bijutsu jinmei jiten, Shibunkaku.
  • "Yamazaki Yoshishige," Nihon jinmei daijiten, Kodansha, 2015.
  • "Yamazaki Yoshishige," Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten.