Asaka, Gonsai

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Asaka, Gonsai

Biography

Asaka Gonsai was a Confucian scholar and author. Born into a family of Shinto priests in Asaka county (present-day Fukushima Prefecture), Gonsai moved to Edo and studied with Sat? Issai (who also features in this album) and Hayashi Jussai (1768-1841). He founded a private Confucian academy in Edo and also served in a number of the shogunate's educational institutions.

In Japanese culture a person's family name comes first, so this artist's name is written Asaka Gonsai.

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