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Sai Ninki was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat]] who served as instructor to the musicians attached to the [[1796]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]].

Sai Ninki was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat]] who served as instructor to the musicians attached to the [[1796]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]].

He was a son of [[Sai Koso|Sai Kôso]], who had served as music instructor for two earlier Edo missions, in [[1748]] and [[1752]]. Two of Ninki's elder brothers, [[Sai Nincho|Sai Ninchô]] and [[Sai Ninho|Sai Ninhô]], were notable instructors of Chinese music as well, and served together in training musicians for a [[1772]] mission to [[Kagoshima]].

He was a son of [[Sai Koso|Sai Kôso]], who had served as music instructor for two earlier Edo missions, in [[1748]] and [[1752]]. Two of Ninki's elder brothers, [[Sai Nincho|Sai Ninchô]] and [[Sai Ninho|Sai Ninhô]], were notable instructors of Chinese music as well, and served together in training musicians for a [[1772]] mission to [[Kagoshima]]. Unlike most such instructors, Sai Ninki had never traveled to China; however, he was still able to secure such a position, as a result of his education and expertise coming from such a family.

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