Nagase Masaki (長瀬 真幸, 1765–1835) was a scholar of Japanese literature, kokugakusha, and samurai retainer of the Kumamoto Domain. His common name was Shichirōhei (七郎平), and he also used the noms de plume Tabuse (田廬) and Sōmatsu'en (双松園).
Nagase Masaki | |
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| 長瀬 真幸 | |
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| Born | 1765 |
| Died | June 23, 1835 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Biography
editThe young Nagase Masaki studied under the Confucian scholar Kusano Senkei (草野 潜渓). His father, Nagase Masatsune (長瀬 正常), taught him about the etiquette, language, and practices of the kuge. From Moriyama Hirotoyo (守山 広豊), a Shinto priest associated with a branch of Usa Jingū, Masaki learned about the Shinto tradition handed down by the Tachibana lineage.[1]
Masaki travelled to Edo and is known to have collaborated with Hanawa Hokiichi.[2]
Masaki believed that "kokugaku is the research and clarification of the ancient lexicon and the events of antiquity, and through this study rediscovering the Age of the Gods". He had a number of students, including Nakajima Hirotari and Hayashi Ōen.[3]
References
edit- ^ 川平 Kawahira, 敏文 Toshifumi (2009). 肥後の和学者 Higo no wagakusha. Japan: 熊本県立大学文学部日本語日本文学研究室 Kumamoto Kenritsu Daigaku Bungaku-bu Nihongo Nihonbungaku Kenkyūshitsu.
- ^ 熊本県大百科事典 Kumamoto-ken daihyakka jiten (in Japanese) (1st ed.). 熊本日日新聞社 Kumamoto Nichinichi Shinbunsha. 1982. p. 610.
- ^ 鈴木 Suzuki, 喬 Takashi (1982). 熊本の人物 Kumamoto no jinbutsu (1st ed.). Japan: 熊本日日新聞社 Kumamoto Nichinichi Shinbunsha. p. 108.