Suzuki Makino - Suzuki Bokushi

A man of letters from the late Edo period. Born in Shiozawa, Echigo (Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture). His childhood name was Yataro, and he changed his name to Gisoji when he came of age at the age of 16. Makino was his haiku name. His family was a merchant of chijimi (crepe silk), but Makino was fond of calligraphy and painting from an early age and is said to have shown extraordinary talent. He also trained hard to take over the family business, and by the age of 16 or 17, he had acquired all the knowledge necessary for a merchant. At the age of 19, he went to Edo for the first time to sell chijimi, but he studied calligraphy on the side. At the age of 20, he took over the family business and worked hard to make it prosper, but he soon began to find time in his busy schedule to study the climate of Echigo. His representative works are "Hokuetsu Seppu" and "Akiyama Kikō". He had a wide circle of friends, including Santou Kyoden, Takizawa Bakin (Kyokutei Bakin), and Jippensha Ikku. In 1989, the Suzuki Makino Memorial Museum was opened in Shiozawa, Makino's hometown, and related materials are open to the public.

[Kanji Kurumizawa]

"Complete Works of Suzuki Makino, edited by Miya Eiji, Inoue Yoshitaka, and Takahashi Minoru, 2 volumes (1983, Chuokoron-Shinsha)" ▽ "Shiozawa Town Local Museum, by the Tourism Resources Protection Foundation (included in the National Hometown Museum Guide, 1977, Kashiwa Shobo)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸後期の文人。越後(えちご)の塩沢(しおざわ)（新潟県南魚沼(みなみうおぬま)市）に生まれる。幼名は弥太郎、16歳で元服して名を儀三治(ぎそうじ)と改める。牧之は俳号である。生家は縮(ちぢみ)の仲買商であったが、牧之は子供のころから書画に親しみ、人並み外れた才能を示したといわれる。一方、家業を継ぐための修業にも励み、16、17歳ごろまでには商人に必要な知識をひととおり会得した。19歳のとき縮を商うため初めて江戸に出るが、商売のかたわら書を学んでいる。20歳のときに家業を継ぎ、商売繁盛に努めたが、やがて多忙な時間を割いて越後の風土の研究を行うようになってゆく。『北越雪譜(ほくえつせっぷ)』『秋山記行(あきやまきこう)』はその代表作である。交友関係も多彩で、山東京伝(さんとうきょうでん)、滝沢馬琴(ばきん)（曲亭馬琴）、十返舎一九(じっぺんしゃいっく)などとも交流があった。なお、牧之の生まれ故郷の塩沢に、1989年（平成1）鈴木牧之記念館が開館し、関係資料が一般公開されている。

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『宮栄二・井上慶隆・高橋実編『鈴木牧之全集』全2巻（1983・中央公論社）』▽『観光資源保護財団著『塩沢町郷土博物館』（『全国ふるさと博物館ガイド』所収・1977・柏書房）』

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