Statue of Ihara Saikaku

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by KENPEI
published on 08 November 2022
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A modern statue of Ihara Saikaku (1642-1693), the Japanese poet and novelist who played a leading role in creating the so-called ‘floating world’ (ukiyo-zoshi) genre of popular literature in the 17th century.

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KENPEI. (2022, November 08). Statue of Ihara Saikaku. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16666/statue-of-ihara-saikaku/

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KENPEI. "Statue of Ihara Saikaku." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 08, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16666/statue-of-ihara-saikaku/.

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