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*''Born: [[1767]]'' | *''Born: [[1767]]'' | ||
*''Died: [[1832]]'' | *''Died: [[1832]]'' | ||
| + | *''Titles'': 古波蔵親方 ''(Kohagura ueekata)'' | ||
*''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 [[Fuzhou]] as a student in [[1796]]. | + | He was born in [[Kumemura]], and traveled to [[Fuzhou]] as a student in [[1796]]; he would later travel to China three more times, as a member of [[tribute]] missions. He also served as the ''gieisei'' (head of street musicians) on a [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]] in [[1806]].<ref name=tomo>''Shirarezaru Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 知られざる琉球使節, Fukuyama-shi Tomonoura rekishi minzoku shiryôkan (2006), 28.</ref> Later on, for a year and a half<ref name=tomo/> from [[1816]] onward, 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 ''[[sori toeishi|sôri tôeishi]]''<!--総理唐栄司-->. A number of works by Kakun survive today. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 00:18, 1 October 2013
- Born: 1767
- Died: 1832
- Titles: 古波蔵親方 (Kohagura ueekata)
- Other Names: 古波蔵爾方 (Kohagura Jihou)
- Japanese: 鄭嘉訓 (Tei Kakun)
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; he would later travel to China three more times, as a member of tribute missions. He also served as the gieisei (head of street musicians) on a Ryukyuan embassy to Edo in 1806.[1] Later on, for a year and a half[1] from 1816 onward, 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.[2]
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.
