Sanna Torai was a gesaku writer who produced a small but impressive body of work. He is best-known for his lively sharebon and kibyōshi, which appeared in the 1780s until the Kansei Reforms began to suppress books that could be seen as taking governmental efforts lightly.
Background
Sanna Torai was born in 1774 in Japan.
Career
Sanna Torai was once a samurai and later became a novelist.