Tansui ueekata Kenchû was the first Magistrate of Dance (udui bujô) of the Ryûkyû Kingdom, and the founder of Tansui-ryû, the oldest extant school of uta-sanshin today.
References
- Thompson, Robin. "The Music of Ryukyu." Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p312.