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*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 貝摺奉行 ''(Kaizuri bugyou / Keezui bujou)''

*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 貝摺奉行 ''(Kaizuri bugyou / Keezui bujou)''

The ''Keezui bujô'', or ''Kaizuri bugyô'' (lit. "Magistrate of Mother-of-Pearl Inlay"), was a high government official in the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] who oversaw the production of [[Ryukyu lacquerware|lacquerwares]] for the court, and for gifts and [[tribute]]. The office dealt not only with the design and production of such objects, but also oversaw the production & acquisition of raw materials, funding, and the training of expert lacquerware artisans.

The ''Keezui bujô'', or ''Kaizuri bugyô'' (lit. "Magistrate of Mother-of-Pearl Inlay"), was a high government official in the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] who oversaw the production of [[Ryukyu lacquerware|lacquerwares]] for the court, and for gifts and [[tribute]]. The office dealt not only with the design and production of such objects, but also oversaw the production & acquisition of raw materials, funding, and the training of expert lacquerware artisans. An office known as the ''naden'' 納殿 oversaw the distribution of raw materials to the various artisans' studios and workshops.<ref>Buyun Chen, "The Craft of Color and the Chemistry of Dyes: Textile Technology in the Ryukyu Kingdom, 1700–1900," ''Technology and Culture'' 63:1 (January 2022), 97.</ref>

It is unclear when the office was first established. Its offices were relocated from the Shôkoku-ji to a site just outside the [[Shuri castle|castle grounds]] in [[1745]]. That site is today home to the [[Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts]].

It is unclear when the office was first established. Its offices were relocated from the Shôkoku-ji to a site just outside the [[Shuri castle|castle grounds]] in [[1745]]. That site is today home to the [[Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts]].