Difference between revisions of "Ryu Soro"
From SamuraiWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
*''Died: [[1792]]'' | *''Died: [[1792]]'' | ||
*''Other Names'': 龍公美 ''(Ryû Kôbi)'' | *''Other Names'': 龍公美 ''(Ryû Kôbi)'' | ||
| − | *''Japanese'': | + | *''Japanese'': [[龍]] 草廬 ''(Ryû Sôro)'' |
Ryû Sôro, also known by his [[art-name]] Ryû Kôbi, was a [[Neo-Confucianism|Confucian]] scholar, ''[[koto]]'' player, and poet. A resident of [[Kyoto]] for almost twenty years, he authored many works including at least one notable set of ''koto'' scores, and was closely involved with a circle of performers of [[Ming Dynasty|Ming-style]] music, under the tutelage of [[Gi Shimei]]. | Ryû Sôro, also known by his [[art-name]] Ryû Kôbi, was a [[Neo-Confucianism|Confucian]] scholar, ''[[koto]]'' player, and poet. A resident of [[Kyoto]] for almost twenty years, he authored many works including at least one notable set of ''koto'' scores, and was closely involved with a circle of performers of [[Ming Dynasty|Ming-style]] music, under the tutelage of [[Gi Shimei]]. | ||
Revision as of 10:13, 23 April 2017
Ryû Sôro, also known by his art-name Ryû Kôbi, was a Confucian scholar, koto player, and poet. A resident of Kyoto for almost twenty years, he authored many works including at least one notable set of koto scores, and was closely involved with a circle of performers of Ming-style music, under the tutelage of Gi Shimei.
Ryû contributed the Foreword (jo) for Gi Shimei's book of Ming music, the 1768 Gishi gakufu.
References
- Britten Dean, “Mr. Gi’s Music Book: An Annotated Translation of Gi Shimei’s Gi-shi gakufu,” Monumenta Nipponica 37:3 (1982), 320.
