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title: Statue of Ihara Saikaku
author: KENPEI
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16666/statue-of-ihara-saikaku/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2022-11-08
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# Statue of Ihara Saikaku
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16666.png)
## Image Caption
A modern statue of [Ihara Saikaku](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/literature/) in the 17th century.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ikukunitama-jinja_Ihara_Saikaku.jpg) by [**KENPEI**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ikukunitama-jinja_Ihara_Saikaku.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 November 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.