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| − | *''Japanese'': [[魏]]国香 ''(Gi Kokka)'' | + | *''Japanese'': [[魏]] 国香 ''(Gi Kokka)'' |
| − | Gi Kokka served as ''gieisei'' (head street musician) | + | Gi Kokka served as ''gieisei'' (head street musician) on the [[1850]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]]. He died while in Japan on that mission, and is buried at [[Saiken-ji]] in [[Hamamatsu]], alongside a Ryukyuan official who died on the [[1710]] mission. |
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Latest revision as of 06:35, 21 March 2017
Gi Kokka served as gieisei (head street musician) on the 1850 Ryukyuan mission to Edo. He died while in Japan on that mission, and is buried at Saiken-ji in Hamamatsu, alongside a Ryukyuan official who died on the 1710 mission.
References
- Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.
- Watanabe Miki. "Nihon ni okeru Ryûkyû shiseki." (personal website)
