Santō Kyōden
Santō Kyōden was a Japanese poet, writer, essayist, painter and artist (1761–1816). He was born in Kiba.
Also recorded as Kyōden · Denzō · Seiseisai · Seisai, Santō Kyōden Rissai
Santō Kyōden

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- Born
- 1761 · Kiba.
- Died
- 1816
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- poet · writer · essayist · painter · artist
- Fields
- ukiyo-e · poetry
- Known for
- Edo umare uwakino kabayaki · Jidai sewa nichō tsuzumi
- Languages
- Japanese
In this article
Identity and origins
The recorded working language is Japanese. The field of work recorded is ukiyo-e and poetry. Places of work recorded in the authority are Japan. Works named in the authority record are Edo umare uwakino kabayaki and Jidai sewa nichō tsuzumi. Work by Santō Kyōden is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Museum of World Cultures and Vanderbilt Museum of Art.
His recorded language was Japanese.
Identity
Santō Kyōden is recorded as poet, writer, essayist, painter and artist.
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1761
Santō Kyōden was born in 1761 at Kiba.
1816
Santō Kyōden died in 1816.
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q938347: Santō Kyōden
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Santō Kyōden”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
scholarly publication
- Development of the late yomihon: Santō Kyōden and Kyokutei Bakin, The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature, 2015
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2015
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 118794515, Santō, Kyōden.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Literature
Literature
Santō Kyōden: Sakurahime zenden akebono zōshi, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020
Development of the late yomihon: Santō Kyōden and Kyokutei Bakin, The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature, 2015
Zashikigei Chūshingura: caricature et parodie chez Santō Kyōden et Kawanabe Kyōsai, Extrême-Orient, Extrême-Occident, 2023
A terhesség és magzatkép az Edo-kor második felében: törvényeken, ōraimonokon és Kyōden gesakuján keresztül, Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, 2019
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
scholarly publication
Development of the late yomihon: Santō Kyōden and Kyokutei Bakin, The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature, 2015Crossref registry
Verifiedauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 118794515, Santō, Kyōden.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Partially resolvedreference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q938347: Santō KyōdenWikimedia Foundation
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
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Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
Those registers additionally record the forms イワセ, サムル, Iwase, Samuru, Kitao, Masanobu, サントウケン シュジン, 山東京伝, セイセイ, 山東軒主人 and Seisai.
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