Nishimura Ichiroemon

Japanese: 西村市郎右衛門 - にしむらいちろうえもん

?-1696 A publisher and author of ukiyo-zoshi in the early Edo period.
He opened a business in Kyoto. In addition to the ukiyo-zoshi known as the Nishimura edition, he published many haiku books, kana-zoshi, medical books, and other works. He was good at haiku. He passed away on September 3, 1606. His real name was Hisashige. His pen names included Mitatsu and Shomatsuko. His works included "Amorous Three Generations of Men" and "Tales of Asakusa", and he edited and wrote "Haikai-Kan Sumo".

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

Japanese:

?－1696　江戸時代前期の版元,浮世草子作者。
京都で開業。西村本とよばれる浮世草子のほか,俳書,仮名草子,医書などを多数刊行。俳諧(はいかい)をよくした。元禄(げんろく)9年9月3日死去。名は久重。号は未達,嘯松子など。作品に「好色三代男」「浅草拾遺物語」,編著に「俳諧関相撲」など。

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