Jihei Ohguchiya - Oguchiya Jihei

Japanese: 大口屋治兵衛 - おおぐちや・じへえ

Years of birth: unknown Years of birth and death: unknown A billbroker in Asakusa Kuramae in the mid-Edo period. He was said to be the representative of the 18 great Edo merchants during the Meiwa and An'ei eras (1764-1781). He later took the name Kyou and later Kyoo. Oguchiya Jihei was the hereditary family name and name that had continued since the establishment of the stock association in 1724 (Kyoho 9), and Kyou is thought to have been the second or third generation, but it is unknown. He was close to Ichikawa Danjūrō II, and imitated the manners of kabuki actors under the name Ima Sukeroku, and also assisted them as a patron. In his daily life, he was known for settling disputes in the town with violent behavior reminiscent of the rough acts of kabuki actors, and for spending large sums of money to settle them. In 1753 (Hōreki 3), he handed over his haiku name to Iseya Soshiro Zenshi, a disciple of Odō, and took on the name Kyoo himself. In 1767 (Meiwa 4), he retired from billbroking, and his subsequent career is unknown. He is a representative figure of Edo townspeople culture during the time of Tanuma Okitsugu.

(Kitahara Susumu)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

生年：生没年不詳
江戸中期の浅草蔵前の札差。明和・安永年間(1764～81)に江戸十八大通の代表といわれた。暁雨のち暁翁と号す。「大口屋治兵衛」は享保9(1724)年の株仲間成立時より続いた世襲の屋号・名前で,暁雨は2代もしくは3代目に当たると思われるが不詳。2代目市川団十郎と親しく,自らも今助六と称して歌舞伎役者の風俗をまね,またパトロンとしても援助をした。日常においても歌舞伎の荒事を思わせる激しい行為で町内のもめ事を押さえ,大金を投じて収めるなどの話題を残している。宝暦3(1753)年俳号を大通の弟子伊勢屋宗四郎全史に譲り,自分は暁翁とした。明和4(1767)年札差を廃業,以後不詳である。田沼意次時代の江戸町人文化を代表する人物である。<参考文献>北原進『江戸の札差』

(北原進)

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