Ikuta Man - Ikuta Yorozu

A Japanese classicist of the late Edo period. The eldest son of Nobukatsu, a samurai of the Tatebayashi domain in Kozuke Province (Gunma Prefecture). His childhood name was Ryo or Yu, and as he grew up he was called Kozen, Tamon, and Man. His given name was Kunihide, and his pen name was Kyūkyō. In 1824 (Bunsei 7), he became a pupil of Hirata Atsutane in Edo, and quickly distinguished himself. In 1828, he submitted a proposal for reform of the domain's government, "Moss on a Rock," to the Tatebayashi domain, and was banished. After that, he taught his pupils as the head of his teacher's school, Ibuki-no-ya. In 1831 (Tenpo 2), he was pardoned by the domain, but was unable to return to the domain, and opened the Kōsai-kan in Ota, Kozuke Province, where he taught his pupils. In 1836, Higuchi Eitetsu of Kashiwazaki, Echigo Province (Niigata Prefecture), who had studied under Kebukishamon, and others invited Man to move there with his wife and children. It happened to be during the Tenpo famine, and when news of the Oshio Heihachiro Rebellion reached Man, he was deeply influenced and on June 1, 1837, he and six of his comrades attacked the Kashiwazaki Jin'ya in the Kuwana domain, but after being defeated, he committed suicide. He was 37 years old. He has written many books, including "Daichu Dojin Manko", "Daigaku Kaitei Gaihen", "Nihonbunden Hyoron", and "Kogaku Nisenbun". He also has the "Ikuta Manzenshu".

[Yoshihiro Niizawa April 18, 2016]

"The Path of a Japanese Scholar" by Tasaburo Ito (1971, Nojima Publishing)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸後期の国学者。上野(こうずけ)国（群馬県）館林(たてばやし)藩士信勝の長男。幼名を瞭または雄、長じて小善、多門、万と称し、諱(いみな)は国秀、字(あざな)は救卿である。1824年（文政7）江戸の平田篤胤(ひらたあつたね)に入門し、早くも頭角を現した。1828年、藩政改革の意見書「岩にむす苔(こけ)」を館林藩に提出し、追放された。以後、師の気吹舎(いぶきのや)の塾頭として門弟の指導にあたった。1831年（天保2）藩から赦(ゆる)されたが、藩に復帰できず、上野国太田に厚載(こうさい)館を開き、門弟の教授にあたった。1836年、気吹舎門で教えを受けた越後(えちご)国（新潟県）柏崎(かしわざき)の樋口英哲(ひぐちてるもと)らがその学殖を慕って招聘(しょうへい)し、万は妻子を伴って移住した。たまたま天保(てんぽう)の飢饉(ききん)の真っ最中であり、1837年、大塩平八郎の乱が伝わるとその影響を強く受けて、6月1日、同志6名で桑名(くわな)藩領柏崎陣屋を襲撃し、敗れて自刃した。37歳。著書は『大中道人謾稿(まんこう)』『大学階梯外篇(だいがくかいていがいへん)』『日文伝評論』『古学二千文』など多い。『生田万全集』がある。

［新沢佳大　2016年4月18日］

『伊東多三郎著『国学者の道』（1971・野島出版）』

出典　小学館　日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について　情報 | 凡例