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was a Japanese poet, writer and artist in the Edo period. His real name was , and he was also known popularly as . He is the brother of Santō Kyōzan. == Life == Santō Kyōden was born in Fukagawa in Edo. The Iwase family into which he was born were pawnbrokers in a lumberyard. He studied ''ukiyo-e'' under master , and began illustrating ''kibyōshi'' under the pseudonym of . He soon started writing these novels also under the name of Santō Kyōden; several novels are labeled as written by Santō Kyōden and illustrated by Kitao Masanobu. He wrote ''kibyōshi'' and ''sharebon'' in great numbers, and became a popular writer. During this time he married twice, both his wives being licensed workers of Yoshiwara. During the Kansei Reforms, "() military and civil arts were encouraged, and the decadent writings of gesaku authors were condemned." In 1791, Kyōden published three sharebon: , , and . This incurred the anger of the stricter government and he was chained in manacles to his house for fifty days as punishment.〔Keene (1976: 408)〕〔Kubota (2007: 167)〕 Kyōden then broke off all ties with ''sharebon'' and turned to writing ''yomihon''. Kyokutei Bakin joined with Kyōden to write ''gesaku'' jointly, and independently Kyōden also wrote essentially historical texts on the manners and customs of the Edo period. Kyōden was an acute observer of life in the Edo period. While at ease with exaggeration, comedy and linguistic fun, his writing was primarily realistic. Fiction writers prior to Kyōden generally wrote fiction as a hobby without any expectations of payment. Kyōden was one of the pioneers in turning this hobby into a livable profession. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santō Kyōden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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