Miyazaki Inpo

• Born: 1717
• Died: 1774
• Other Names: 宮奇 (Miya Ki)
• Japanese: 宮崎 筠圃 (Miyazaki Inpo)

Miyazaki Inpo was a Confucian scholar and painter originally from Owari province, who spent much of his later life in Kyoto, moving there at some point with his parents.

Miyazaki contributed a Postscript to the 1768 Gishi gakufu, a significant compilation of music in the style of the Ming Dynasty.

References

• Britten Dean, “Mr. Gi’s Music Book: An Annotated Translation of Gi Shimei’s Gi-shi gakufu,” Monumenta Nipponica 37:3 (1982), 320.