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was a poet, writer and artist in the Edo period. His real name was , and he was also known popularly as . He is the brother of Santō Kyōzan.
In 1791, during the Kansei Reforms, he is said to have received the punishment of .
Santō Kyōden was born in Fukagawa in Edo. The Iwase family into which he was born were pawnbrokers in a lumberyard. He studied under master , and began illustrating under the pseudonym of . He soon started writing these novels also under the name of Santō Kyōden; several novels are labeled as written by Santō Kyōden and illustrated by Kitao Masanobu. He wrote ''kibyōshi'' and ''sharebon'' in great numbers, and became a popular writer. During this time he married twice, both his wives being licensed workers of Yoshiwara.
During the Kansei Reforms, governmental censors began to impose much stronger restrictions on published works. In 1791, Kyōden was chained in manacles to his house for fifty days as punishment for publishing a series of particularly disagreeable ''sharebon'' and ''kibyōshi''.
Kyōden then broke off all ties with ''sharebon'' and turned to writing . joined with Kyōden to write jointly, and independently Kyōden also wrote essentially historical texts on the manners and customs of the Edo period. Kyōden was an acute observer of life in the Edo period. While at ease with exaggeration, comedy and linguistic fun, his writing was primarily realistic.
Fiction writers prior to Kyōden generally wrote fiction as a hobby without any expectations of payment. Kyōden was one of the pioneers in turning this hobby into a livable profession.
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★ 近世奇跡考
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★ Kibyōshi
★ Sharebon
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# Manga from the Floating World: Comicbook Culture and the Kibyôshi of Edo Japan, Adam L. Kern, , , Harvard University Asia Center, 2006, ISBN 0-674-02266-1
# The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature, Earl Miner, Hiroko Odagiri and Robert E. Morrell, , , Princeton University Press, 1985, ISBN 0-691-06599-3
#This article incorporates material from the .
★ 「浮世絵類考」と写楽について (Japanese)
Cover of the ''Komon gawa'' (小紋訝話; "Elegant chats on fabric design"), 1790
was a poet, writer and artist in the Edo period. His real name was , and he was also known popularly as . He is the brother of Santō Kyōzan.
In 1791, during the Kansei Reforms, he is said to have received the punishment of .
| Contents |
| Life |
| Major works |
| ''Kibyōshi'' |
| ''Sharebon'' |
| ''Yomihon'' |
| Historical works |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Life
Santō Kyōden was born in Fukagawa in Edo. The Iwase family into which he was born were pawnbrokers in a lumberyard. He studied under master , and began illustrating under the pseudonym of . He soon started writing these novels also under the name of Santō Kyōden; several novels are labeled as written by Santō Kyōden and illustrated by Kitao Masanobu. He wrote ''kibyōshi'' and ''sharebon'' in great numbers, and became a popular writer. During this time he married twice, both his wives being licensed workers of Yoshiwara.
During the Kansei Reforms, governmental censors began to impose much stronger restrictions on published works. In 1791, Kyōden was chained in manacles to his house for fifty days as punishment for publishing a series of particularly disagreeable ''sharebon'' and ''kibyōshi''.
Kyōden then broke off all ties with ''sharebon'' and turned to writing . joined with Kyōden to write jointly, and independently Kyōden also wrote essentially historical texts on the manners and customs of the Edo period. Kyōden was an acute observer of life in the Edo period. While at ease with exaggeration, comedy and linguistic fun, his writing was primarily realistic.
Fiction writers prior to Kyōden generally wrote fiction as a hobby without any expectations of payment. Kyōden was one of the pioneers in turning this hobby into a livable profession.
Major works
''Kibyōshi''
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★ (1790)
''Sharebon''
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★ (1790)
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''Yomihon''
★ (1799)
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★ (1805)
★ (1806)
Historical works
★ 近世奇跡考
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See also
★ Kibyōshi
★ Sharebon
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References
# Manga from the Floating World: Comicbook Culture and the Kibyôshi of Edo Japan, Adam L. Kern, , , Harvard University Asia Center, 2006, ISBN 0-674-02266-1
# The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature, Earl Miner, Hiroko Odagiri and Robert E. Morrell, , , Princeton University Press, 1985, ISBN 0-691-06599-3
#This article incorporates material from the .
External links
★ 「浮世絵類考」と写楽について (Japanese)
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