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*''Born: [[1794]]''
*''Died: [[1832]]/11/3''
*''Titles'': 富山親雲上 ''(Tomiyama peechin)''
*''Japanese'': 梁文弼 ''(Ryou Bunhitsu)''
Ryô Bunhitsu, also known by his title, Tomiyama ''[[peechin]]'', was a Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat who served as a musician on the [[1832]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]].
He died on the way to [[Edo]], at [[Inaba-juku]] in [[Owari province]], on 1832/11/3, and was buried the following day at [[Zuisen-ji (Nagoya)|Zuisen-ji]], a temple at [[Narumi-juku]] on the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]]. He was one of a number of Ryukyuan officials to die while on such missions in Japan, as the result of what was called ''Ryûkyû no kaze'' (the Ryukyuan cold); it is unclear precisely what sort of ailment this was, but it is believed that as Ryukyuans were not used to the colder weather of Japan, they were more susceptible to "catching a cold" (or worse) and falling ill.
Two pairs of hanging scrolls featuring Bunhitsu's calligraphy are today held at Zuisen-ji. It is believed that they were brought from Ryûkyû by the [[1842]] and [[1850]] missions to [[Edo]], when they passed through Narumi and paid visits to Bunhitsu's grave. One reads, in large characters, 「海清」and「龍飛」 ("pure/clear sea" and "dragon flying"), while the other pair features lengthier poetry, reading 「小梅香裏黄鶯囀 玉樹隠中紫鳳来」and 「白雲深處無塵事 好鳥聞時尽妙音」. Both are signed ''[[Chuzan|Chûzan]] Ryô Bunhitsu''.
==References==
*''Minoji wo yuku Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 美濃路をゆく琉球使節, Bisai Museum of History and Folklore 尾西市歴史民俗資料館, Bisai, Aichi (2004), 12.
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*''Died: [[1832]]/11/3''
*''Titles'': 富山親雲上 ''(Tomiyama peechin)''
*''Japanese'': 梁文弼 ''(Ryou Bunhitsu)''
Ryô Bunhitsu, also known by his title, Tomiyama ''[[peechin]]'', was a Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat who served as a musician on the [[1832]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]].
He died on the way to [[Edo]], at [[Inaba-juku]] in [[Owari province]], on 1832/11/3, and was buried the following day at [[Zuisen-ji (Nagoya)|Zuisen-ji]], a temple at [[Narumi-juku]] on the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]]. He was one of a number of Ryukyuan officials to die while on such missions in Japan, as the result of what was called ''Ryûkyû no kaze'' (the Ryukyuan cold); it is unclear precisely what sort of ailment this was, but it is believed that as Ryukyuans were not used to the colder weather of Japan, they were more susceptible to "catching a cold" (or worse) and falling ill.
Two pairs of hanging scrolls featuring Bunhitsu's calligraphy are today held at Zuisen-ji. It is believed that they were brought from Ryûkyû by the [[1842]] and [[1850]] missions to [[Edo]], when they passed through Narumi and paid visits to Bunhitsu's grave. One reads, in large characters, 「海清」and「龍飛」 ("pure/clear sea" and "dragon flying"), while the other pair features lengthier poetry, reading 「小梅香裏黄鶯囀 玉樹隠中紫鳳来」and 「白雲深處無塵事 好鳥聞時尽妙音」. Both are signed ''[[Chuzan|Chûzan]] Ryô Bunhitsu''.
==References==
*''Minoji wo yuku Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 美濃路をゆく琉球使節, Bisai Museum of History and Folklore 尾西市歴史民俗資料館, Bisai, Aichi (2004), 12.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]