Rin Kesho

• Born: 1751/7/27
• Japanese/Chinese: 林 家樟 (Rin Keshou / Lín Jiāzhāng)

Rin Keshô was a Ryukyuan scholar-official who trained musicians for the 1790 Ryukyuan embassy to Edo.

Rin studied in China for four years, beginning at the age of 27. In 1789, when he was 38, he was appointed alongside Ryô Shô and Mô Chishi to train musicians who would travel to Edo the following year. He received a residence in Shuri from the royal court, and led daily lessons and rehearsals at Ankokuzen-ji for roughly one year, until 1790/5, prior to the mission's departure on 1790/6/6.

References

• Kaneshiro Atsumi, "Gakudôji, gakushi, kagakushi - uzagaku o tsutaeta hitobito" 「楽童子・楽師・歌楽師－御座楽を伝えた人々」, in Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (2007), 79.
• Itaya Tôru 板谷徹, “Kafu ni mirareru geinô shiryô 2: Edo nobori” 家譜に見られる芸能史料, Musa ムーサ 9 (2008), 171.