Zhu Shunshui (1600-1682) statue in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Picture taken in late 19th- and early 20th-century.
Zhu Shunshui 朱舜水 (1600-1682), Chinese scholar and patriot who fled China in 1645 after the destruction of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Arriving in Japan, he became one of the primary compilers of the Dai Nihon shi (“History of Great Japan”), a comprehensive rewriting of Japanese history, which served to reawaken nationalistic feelings as well as to develop a sense of loyalty to the emperor. Picture from Japan, Her Country and People, a large photographic view album of : Munetaka Tayama, 1912.
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Keywords: chinese, japan, portrait, shunshui, statue, zhun
