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[[File:Tei-kakun-calligraphy.JPG|right|thumb|320px|A work of calligraphy by Kakun, donated to the Okinawa Prefectural Museum by the Kamiyama family, into which [[Sho Yaeko|Shô Yaeko]], the fifth daughter of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]], had married]]
*''Born: [[1767]]''
*''Born: [[1767]]''
*''Died: [[1832]]''
*''Died: [[1832]]''
*''Titles'': 古波蔵親方 ''(Kohagura ueekata)''
*''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)'', 泰橋 ''(C: Tài Qiáo / J: Tai Kyô)''
*''Japanese'': [[鄭]]嘉訓 ''(Tei Kakun)''
*''Japanese/Chinese'': [[鄭]]嘉訓 ''(Tei Kakun / Zhèng Jiāxun)''
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 the 16th head of the Tei family, which traced its descent from the 14th century Chinese immigrant [[Tei Gisai]]<!--鄭義才-->.
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 the 16th head of the Tei family, which traced its descent from the 14th century Chinese immigrant [[Tei Gisai]]<!--鄭義才-->.
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.
His eldest son [[Tei Genkin]]<!--鄭元覲--> is known for teaching calligraphy to the ''gakudôji'' who traveled to Edo in [[1842]], serving as a dedicated teacher to Kôchi ''satunushi'' and his family from [[1840]]/2 until 1842/5,<ref>Miyagi Eishô 宮城栄昌, ''Ryûkyû shisha no Edo nobori'' 琉球使者の江戸上り, Tokyo: Daiichi Shobô (1982), 64.</ref> while Kakun's 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 eldest son [[Tei Genkin]]<!--鄭元覲--> is known for teaching calligraphy to the ''gakudôji'' who traveled to Edo in [[1842]], while Kakun's 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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