Tanaka Ōhide
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Tanaka Ōhide (田中 大秀) (1777-1847[1]) was a Japanese antiquary, folklorist, lexicographer, ethnographer, and scholar of the nationalist kokugaku movement.[2] He is best known for his commentary on the Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter).
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Tanaka Ōhide | |
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田中 大秀 | |
Born | Tanaka Ōhide 1777 |
Died | 1847 Takayama, Hida Province, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Scholar, commenter |
Academic background | |
Influences | Motoori Norinaga |
Academic work | |
Main interests | Kokugaku |
Notable works | Taketori no Okina no Monogatari Kai |
Influenced | Tachibana Akemi Shimazaki Masaki |
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Tanaka.