Difference between revisions of "Tei Kakun"
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| + | *''Born: [[1767]]'' | ||
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*''Other Names'': 古波蔵爾方 ''(Kohagura Jihou)'' | *''Other Names'': 古波蔵爾方 ''(Kohagura Jihou)'' | ||
*''Japanese'': [[鄭]]嘉訓 ''(Tei Kakun)'' | *''Japanese'': [[鄭]]嘉訓 ''(Tei Kakun)'' | ||
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Tei Kakun, also known by his Ryukyuan-style name Kohagura Jihô, was a prominent [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] calligrapher of the 18th-19th centuries. | Tei Kakun, also known by his Ryukyuan-style name Kohagura Jihô, was a prominent [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] calligrapher of the 18th-19th centuries. | ||
| − | He was born in [[Kumemura]], and traveled to | + | He was born in [[Kumemura]], and traveled to [[Fuzhou]] as a student in [[1796]]. Following his return, in [[1816]], he was ordered by the lord of [[Satsuma han]] to travel to Kagoshima, to teach calligraphy. |
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| + | At age 58, he achieved the highest post in Kumemura, that of ''[[sori toeishi|sôri tôeishi]]''<!--総理唐栄司-->. A number of works by Kakun survive today. | ||
His second son, [[Tei Gen'i]], also became a noted calligrapher.<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42183-storytopic-121.html Tei Gen'i]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.</ref> | His second son, [[Tei Gen'i]], also became a noted calligrapher.<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42183-storytopic-121.html Tei Gen'i]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum. | *Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum. | ||
| + | *"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42181-storytopic-121.html Tei Kakun]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003. | ||
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Revision as of 20:46, 20 August 2013
Tei Kakun, also known by his Ryukyuan-style name Kohagura Jihô, was a prominent Ryukyuan calligrapher of the 18th-19th centuries.
He was born in Kumemura, and traveled to Fuzhou as a student in 1796. Following his return, in 1816, he was ordered by the lord of Satsuma han to travel to Kagoshima, to teach calligraphy.
At age 58, he achieved the highest post in Kumemura, that of sôri tôeishi. A number of works by Kakun survive today.
His second son, Tei Gen'i, also became a noted calligrapher.[1]
References
- Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
- "Tei Kakun," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
