Ikku Jippensha

1765–1831

1 standalone book

Jippensha or Juppensha Ikku was the pen name of Shigeta Sadakazu, a Japanese writer active during the late Edo period. He was among the most prolific yellow-backed novel writers of the late Edo period, writing a minimum of twenty novels a year between 1795 and 1801. He mainly wrote sharebon, kokkeibon, and over 360 illustrated stories, and helped create kokkeibon as a genre. Ikku shaped the literary history that came after him.

Born

1765