Ando Seian

A Confucian scholar from the Yanagawa Domain in Chikugo Province (Fukuoka Prefecture) in the early Edo period. Born on January 18, 1612. His given name was Morinari. His pen names were Romoku and Shiboku, and his other name was Chisai. He studied in Kyoto under Matsunaga Sekigo, and after returning to Japan, he served the domain's lord as a tutor. When the Ming Confucian scholar Zhu Shunshui fled to Nagasaki with the establishment of the Qing Dynasty in China, Morinari was one of the first to admire Zhu's academic virtues, and studied under him, forming a close friendship in which they enjoyed learning together. He helped Shunsui, who was in poverty abroad, by giving half of his meager salary to him, despite the ridicule he received from those around him. His noble virtue and learning made him famous, and he was known as the "great Confucian scholar of Kansai." He died on October 20, 1704, at the age of 80. His books include "Seian Sensei Ishu" (Collection of the Master's Works), 12 volumes, and "Chisai Manroku."

[Makoto Kurozumi April 18, 2016]

"The Ando Seian Collection, edited by the Yanagawa City History Editorial Committee, facsimile volumes 1-3, transliteration volume, and letter volume (2002-2015, Yanagawa City)" ▽ "The Ando Seian Memorial Association, edited by the Ando Seian Memorial Association Office" ▽ "The Ando Seian Collection, written by Matsuno Ichiro and edited by the Western Japanese Biography Editorial Committee (1995, The Nishinippon Shimbun)"

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江戸前期の筑後(ちくご)国柳川(やながわ)藩（福岡県）の儒学者。元和(げんな)8年1月18日生まれ。名は守約(もりなり)。字(あざな)は魯黙(ろもく)、子牧(しぼく)、別号は恥斎(ちさい)。京都に遊学して松永尺五(まつながせきご)に学び、帰国後、侍読(じどく)として藩侯に仕えた。中国清(しん)朝の成立に伴い、明(みん)の儒学者朱舜水(しゅしゅんすい)が長崎に亡命したとき、いち早くその学徳を慕って師事しひたすら学問を楽しむ高誼(こうぎ)を結んだ。異国に困窮していた舜水のために薄俸のなかばを割いて贈るなど、周囲の嘲(あざけ)りを顧みずにこれを助けた。高潔な徳と学問が世に聞こえて当時「関西の巨儒」と称せられた。元禄(げんろく)14年10月20日80歳で没。著書に『省庵先生遺集』12巻、『恥斎漫録』などがある。

［黒住　真　2016年4月18日］

『柳川市史編集委員会編『安東省菴集』影印編1〜3・翻字編・書簡編（2002〜2015・柳川市）』▽『安東省庵記念会編『安東省庵』（1913・安東省庵記念会事務所）』▽『松野一郎著、西日本人物誌編集委員会編『安東省菴』（1995・西日本新聞社）』

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