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Ô Kôretsu was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-official]] and court musician & dancer.

Ô Kôretsu was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-official]] and court musician & dancer.

After serving as a ''gakudôji'' (teenage musician and dancer) on one of the [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]], and as a dancer at court, he was appointed lead envoy on a ''[[nentoshi|nentôshi]]'' annual mission to [[Kagoshima]].

After serving as a ''gakudôji'' (teenage musician and dancer) on the [[1790]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]], and as a dancer at court, he was appointed lead envoy on a ''[[nentoshi|nentôshi]]'' annual mission to [[Kagoshima]].

Earning formal praise from the court for his accomplishments as ''nentôshi'' envoy, he saw two of his sons, [[O Seihan|Ô Seihan]]<!--翁成藩--> and [[O Shokin|Ô Shôkin]]<!--翁章錦--> named ''gakusei'' (musicians) on a later mission to Edo. Ô Shôkin also later led a ''nentôshi'' mission to Kagoshima.

Earning formal praise from the court for his accomplishments as ''nentôshi'' envoy, he saw two of his sons, [[O Seihan|Ô Seihan]]<!--翁成藩--> and [[O Shokin|Ô Shôkin]]<!--翁章錦--> named ''gakusei'' (musicians) on a later mission to Edo. Ô Shôkin also later led a ''nentôshi'' mission to Kagoshima.

==References==

==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), 124, citing ''Naha shishi'' vol 7, p97-102.

*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), 124-125, citing ''Naha shishi'' vol 7, p97-102.

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