Tei Kakun

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  • 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.

References

  • Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.