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He was born in [[Kumemura]], and traveled to China as a student in [[1796]]. Following his return, in [[1816]], he was ordered by [[Satsuma han]] to travel there, to teach calligraphy.
 
He was born in [[Kumemura]], and traveled to China as a student in [[1796]]. Following his return, in [[1816]], he was ordered by [[Satsuma han]] to travel there, to teach calligraphy.
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His 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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==References==
 
==References==
 
*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
 
*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
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Revision as of 19:39, 20 August 2013

  • Other Names: 古波蔵爾方 (Kohagura Jihou)
  • Japanese: 嘉訓 (Tei Kakun)

Tei Kakun, also known by his Ryukyuan-style name Kohagura Jihô, was a prominent Ryukyuan calligrapher of the 18th-19th centuries.

He was born in Kumemura, and traveled to China as a student in 1796. Following his return, in 1816, he was ordered by Satsuma han to travel there, to teach calligraphy.

His second son, Tei Gen'i, also became a noted calligrapher.[1]

References

  • Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
  1. "Tei Gen'i," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.