Omiya Saheiji - Omiya Saheiji

Japanese: 近江屋佐平次 - おうみや さへいじ
Omiya Saheiji - Omiya Saheiji
?-? A merchant in the mid-Edo period.
He was one of the 18 great masters of the time (1767-86) when Tanuma Okitsugu served as chamberlain and senior councilor, and was a bill-broker. He belonged to the first group of Tenno-cho in Edo and lived in Asakusa. He was known as a master of farce. His original name was Seibei. His pen name was Keisha.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:
?-? 江戸時代中期の商人。
田沼意次(おきつぐ)が側用人・老中をつとめた時代(1767-86)の十八大通のひとりで,札差。江戸天王町一番組に属して浅草にすむ。茶番狂言の名人として知られた。初名は清兵衛。号は景舎。

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