Sai Ninho

Japanese/Chinese: 蔡任邦 (Sai Ninhou / Cài Rènbāng)

Sai Ninhô was a Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat who served as instructor to the musicians attached to a 1772 Ryukyuan mission to Kagoshima.

He was a son of Sai Kôso, who had served as music instructor for two Ryukyuan missions to Edo, in 1748 and 1752. Two of Ninhô's brothers were notable instructors of Chinese music as well; his elder brother, Sai Ninchô, served alongside him in 1772, while a younger brother, Sai Ninki, served in a similar position in 1795, preparing musicians for the 1796 mission to Edo.

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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), 111-112, citing Naha shishi 那覇市史, vol 6 上, Naha City Office (1980), p328-329.