Ihara Saikaku
Ihara Saikaku (1642–1693) was a Japanese poet, novelist and playwright.
Overview
Also worked under the name 鶴永, 二万翁 and 西鵬.
Born at Nakatsu in 1642, died at Yariyamachi in 1693.
In detail
the recorded working language is Japanese.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are ukiyozōshi, Bunraku and haikai. The authority associates the name with ukiyozōshi and Danrin school.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Osaka.
Works named in the authority record are The Life of an Amorous Man, Five Women Who Loved Love, The Life of an Amorous Woman, The Great Mirror of Male Love, Transmission of the Martial Arts and The Eternal Storehouse of Japan.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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“Ihara Saikaku”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q352561: Ihara Saikaku
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