Ryo En
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Ryô En was a Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat who served several stints as an instructor in Chinese music and dance for the Ryûkyû royal court.
After studying for a time in Fuzhou in 1768, Ryô led lessons in Chinese dance for performers who were to go on a mission to Kagoshima in 1772; he returned to Fuzhou in 1785, and then in 1789 was appointed to help train musicians for the 1790 Ryukyuan embassy to Edo. He served in a similar position again in 1805.
References
- Liao Zhenpei 廖真珮, "Ryûkyû kyûtei ni okeru Chûgoku kei ongaku no ensô to denshô" 琉球宮廷における中国系音楽の演奏と伝承, in Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (2007), 111, citing Naha shishi 那覇市史, vol 6 下, Naha City Office (1980), p816-817.