Shiba Zenko

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Shiba Zenkō ( Japanese 芝 全 交 , real name: Yamamoto Tōjūrō ( 山 本 藤 十郎 ); * 1750 in Edo ; † 1793 ) was a Japanese writer and actor .

Shiba came from a merchant family. He was an actor in the Kyōgen troupe of Yamamoto Tōshichi , where he appeared under the name Yamamoto Tōjūrō . Since the beginning of An'ei - era (ie by 1772) he began Kibyōshi post. In addition to Koikawa Harumachi , Santō Kyōden and Hōseidō Kisanji , he is considered a master of the genre. Shikitai Sanba counts in his writing Kusazōshi kojitsuke nendaiki his book Daihi no senrokuhon (with illustrations by Kitao Masanubo ) among the twenty-three classics of Kibyōshi, along with five other works.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 芝 全 交 . In: デ ジ タ ル 版 日本人 名 大 辞典 + Plus at kotobank.jp. Kodansha, 2009, accessed January 25, 2012 (Japanese).
Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Shiba is the family name, Zenkō the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Shiba, Zenko
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 芝 全 交 (Japanese); Yamamoto Tōjūrō (real name); 山 本 藤 十郎 (real name, Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese writer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1750
PLACE OF BIRTH Edo
DATE OF DEATH 1793