Background
Bosai Kameda was born in Edo (old name for Tokyo).
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Bosai Kameda
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also known as
Nagaoki
Career
Bosai Kameda studied under the scholar Inoue Kinga, and along with Yamamoto Hokuzan, Bôsai criticized Ogyû Sorai's kobunjigaku (studies of the classics, including analysis of the meanings of ancient words) for its opposition to Neo-Confucianism. This came at a time when, as part of the Kansei Reforms, Matsudaira Sadanobu had tried to suppress all forms of Confucian doctrine other than orthodox Zhu Xi Neo-Confucianism. As a calligraphy master, Bôsai is considered to have been one of the best in grass-script (cursive) in the entire Edo period. His works include Rongo sakkai ("Precise Commentaries on the Analects") and Zenshindô shishô ("Collected Poems of Zenshindô").
