Background
Nankaku Hattori was born in Kyoto.
服 部 南 郭
Nankaku Hattori was born in Kyoto.
Studied under Sorai Ogyu, noted Confucian, and became celebrated tor his prose and poetry.
He went to Edo when young and served Lord Yoshiyasu Yanagi-sawa. Was also good at painting. Favored by Lord Shigekata Hoso- kawa of Higo (Kumamoto Prefecture). After the death of Sorai, he was reputed as the best in Chinese prose and poetry, in contrast to Shundai Dazai, who was considered the best versed in Confucian classics.