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*''Japanese'': [[識名]]盛命 ''(Shikina Seimei)'' | *''Japanese'': [[識名]]盛命 ''(Shikina Seimei)'' | ||
| − | Shikina Seimei was a Ryukyuan aristocrat and scholar of Japanese literature, who served as a member of the [[Sanshikan]] for a period of ten years under Kings [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] and [[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]]. | + | Shikina Seimei was a Ryukyuan aristocrat and scholar of Japanese literature, who served as a member of the [[Sanshikan]] for a period of ten years under Kings [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] and [[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]]. He is known as the author of the ''[[Omoidegusa]]''<!--思出草-->, and compiler in [[1711]] of the ''[[Konkokenshu|Konkôkenshû]]'', a dictionary of Ryukyuan court language. |
| − | + | Seimei first entered court service in [[1666]], and was appointed a member of the Sanshikan in [[1702]]. During his time as a court noble, he served as a lead envoy on a [[tribute]] mission to China in [[1688]], and as an envoy to [[Kagoshima]] in [[1699]]; it was while in Kagoshima on that trip that he wrote the ''Omoidegusa'', a collection of poetry and essays. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/modules/news/article.php?storyid=41569 Shikina Seimei]." Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003. | *"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/modules/news/article.php?storyid=41569 Shikina Seimei]." Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003. | ||
| + | *[http://www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/site/%E8%AD%98%E5%90%8D%E7%9B%9B%E5%91%BD%E6%97%A7%E5%AE%85%E8%B7%A1 Plaques on-site] at former site of Shikina's home, at [[Shuri]] Samukawa-chô 1-24. | ||
[[Category:Ryukyu]] | [[Category:Ryukyu]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:29, 4 July 2014
Shikina Seimei was a Ryukyuan aristocrat and scholar of Japanese literature, who served as a member of the Sanshikan for a period of ten years under Kings Shô Tei and Shô Eki. He is known as the author of the Omoidegusa, and compiler in 1711 of the Konkôkenshû, a dictionary of Ryukyuan court language.
Seimei first entered court service in 1666, and was appointed a member of the Sanshikan in 1702. During his time as a court noble, he served as a lead envoy on a tribute mission to China in 1688, and as an envoy to Kagoshima in 1699; it was while in Kagoshima on that trip that he wrote the Omoidegusa, a collection of poetry and essays.
References
- "Shikina Seimei." Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003.
- Plaques on-site at former site of Shikina's home, at Shuri Samukawa-chô 1-24.
