Ryu Seika

• Born: 1751
• Died: 1821
• Other Names: 龍玉淵 (Ryû Gyokuen)
• Japanese: 龍 世華 (Ryû Seika)

Ryû Seika was a Confucian scholar, poet, and musician based in Hikone. He was the eldest son of scholar, poet, and musician Ryû Sôro.

He studied Ming-style music under Gi Shimei.

References

• Britten Dean, “Mr. Gi’s Music Book: An Annotated Translation of Gi Shimei’s Gi-shi gakufu,” Monumenta Nipponica 37:3 (1982), 322n9.