Yasui Sokken

Japanese: 安井息軒 - やすいそくけん

A Confucian scholar (ancient scholar) in the late Edo and early Meiji periods. His given name was Hei and his pen name was Chuhei. He was the son of Yasui Soshu, a Confucian scholar from the Obi domain in Hyuga. At the age of 26, he entered Shoheizaka Academy and studied under Matsuzaki Kodo. He served as an assistant professor at the Obi domain school for a time, but later became a professor at Shoheizaka Academy. He respected the ancient commentaries of the Han and Tang dynasties, and enjoyed Qing dynasty historical research. When Perry and then Putyatin arrived in 1853, he wrote Private Discussions on Kaibō (Private Discussions on the Defense of the Sea) in which he explained current affairs. His commentaries include Saden Shushaku (Compilation of the Left ...
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Japanese:

幕末明治初期の儒学（古学）者。名は衡，字は仲平(ちゅうへい)。日向(ひゅうが)飫肥(おび)藩儒安井滄洲(そうしゅう)の子。26歳で昌平黌(こう)に入り，松崎慊堂(こうどう)に学ぶ。一時飫肥藩校助教などを務めたが，のち昌平黌教授。漢・唐の古注を尊び，清の考証学を好んだ。1853年のペリーつづいてプチャーチンの来航に際し，《海防私議》を著し時事を説いた。注釈書に《左伝輯釈(さでんしゅうしゃく)》《管子纂詁(かんしさんこ)》など，文集に《息軒文鈔》《息軒遺稿》など。
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