Tachihara Suiken

A Confucian scholar of the Mito Domain in the late Edo period. His given name was Yorozu, his pen name was Hakuji, and he was commonly known as Jingorō. His pen names were Tohri, Shikundō, and after he retired he became Suiken. His father was a Mito Domain retainer, Tachihara Yutaka (pen name Rankei). He studied under Tanaka Konan and Ouchi Yuji of the Sorai school. In 1766 (Meiwa 3), he was appointed editor of the Shokokan, but was treated poorly by the Zhu Xi school as a heretic. In 1786 (Tenmei 6), he was promoted to the position of Konandoyaku (minor storehouse officer) and was appointed president of the Shokokan. From 1797 (Kansei 9), he clashed with his disciple Fujita Yukoku over the compilation policy of the Dai Nihonshi (Great History of Japan), and in 1803 (Kyowa 3), he was ordered to retire and resign as president. During this time, he devoted himself to the revision of the Dai Nihonshi, and made a great contribution by creating the definitive edition. He also had a strong interest in the Ezo issue, and in 1887 he submitted a petition to the senior councilor Matsudaira Sadanobu about the "three great troubles of the world," explaining the threat of Russia. His works include Seizan Ibun (Nishiyama Ibun), Narayazazuwa (Narabayashi Zatsuwa), Kaibo Shusetsu (Colonial Defense Collection), and Kokundo Bunshu (Konokundo Bunshu). He was also known as a skilled calligrapher.

[Tokutoshi Komatsu]

"Tachihara Suiken" by Maeda Kokei (1963, Tachihara Yoshishige)" ▽ "A Study on the Compilers of the Dai Nihonshi Kidenshi" by Yoshida Ittoku (1965, Kazama Shobo)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸後期の水戸藩の儒学者。名は万(よろず)、字(あざな)は伯時(はくじ)、通称甚五郎(じんごろう)。号は東里(とうり)、此君堂(しくんどう)、致仕後翠軒。父は水戸藩士立原豊（号蘭渓(らんけい)）。徂徠(そらい)学派の田中江南(たなかこうなん)、大内熊耳(おおうちゆうじ)に学ぶ。1766年（明和3）彰考館(しょうこうかん)編修となるが、朱子学派に異端視され不遇をかこつ。1786年（天明6）小納戸役(こなんどやく)に進み、彰考館総裁に就任。1797年（寛政9）から『大日本史』の編纂(へんさん)方針をめぐって門人藤田幽谷(ふじたゆうこく)と対立、1803年（享和3）致仕を命じられ、総裁を辞任。この間『大日本史』の校訂に全力を傾け、定本を作成した功績は大きい。蝦夷地(えぞち)問題への関心も強く、1887年には老中松平定信に「天下の三大患」についての上書を提出、ロシアの脅威を説いた。著書は『西山遺聞(せいざんいぶん)』『楢林雑話(ならばやしざつわ)』『海防集説(かいぼうしゅうせつ)』『此君堂文集』など。能書家としても知られた。

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『前田香径著『立原翠軒』（1963・立原善重）』▽『吉田一徳著『大日本史紀伝志表撰者考』（1965・風間書房）』

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