Tani Sanzan
Tani Sanzan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | たに さんざん |
| Born | 1802 Yagi Village, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 11 December 1867 (aged 64–65) |
Tani Sanzan (1802 – 11 December 1867) was a Japanese Confucian scholar and educator in the late Edo period. Deafened in his teenage years, Sanzan became blind in his later life and communicated with his students through tactile communication. In his writings he argued for the rejection of Western political and cultural influence.
Life and work[edit]
Sanzan was born in Kyōwa 2 (1802) in a merchant house in Yagi Village.[1] He was the third son of his father Shigeyuki and his mother Chiya.[2] Sanzan lost his hearing around the age of 16.[2]
He went to Kyoto to study in 1829.[2] Sanzan studied with scholar Ikai Keisho (1761–1845) and was friends with intellectuals such as Rai San'yō and Yoshida Shōin.[1] Sanzan opened a private school, Kojokan.[1] Sanzan was appointed as a Confucian vassal by the lord of the Takatori domain.[2] In 1847, Sanzan conducted a written conversation with scholar Setsusai Morita for three days and three nights.[3]
He became a respected author of zuihitsu, a form of contemplative personal essay.[4] His writings focused on promoting respect for the emperor and rejection of Western foreigners.[5][4]
Sanzan lost his eyesight towards the end of his life, though he continued to teach by having students write characters on his palm.[6] He died on 11 December 1867.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "谷家、谷三山について". Sarara. Kashihara City Tourism Association. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d 朝日日本歴史人物事典. 朝日新聞社. 1994. ISBN 4023400521.
- ^ "聾唖偉人（江戸時代以前）". Deaf History Japan. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b Groemer, Gerald (2019). The land we saw, the times we knew : an anthology of zuihitsu writing from early modern Japan. Honolulu, Hawai'i: University of Hawai'i Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780824874445.
- ^ 人物でつづる障害者教育史 日本編. 日本文化科学社. 1988. p. 10. ISBN 9784821066735.
- ^ Carroll, Cathryn; Mather, Susan M. (1997). Movers & shakers : deaf people who changed the world : twenty-six tales of genius, struggle, perseverance and heroism. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress. pp. 121–123. ISBN 9780915035649.
- ^ "たに さんざん". Shibunkaku. Retrieved 30 January 2021.