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Chôken became a close advisor to King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] in [[1868]], at the recommendations of Tsuhako ''ueekata'' and Tomizato ''ueekata''. In addition to other duties and activities, Chôken took on oversight of the archiving and preservation of historical documents. This included hand-copying a number of precious texts.

Chôken became a close advisor to King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] in [[1868]], at the recommendations of Tsuhako ''ueekata'' and Tomizato ''ueekata''. In addition to other duties and activities, Chôken took on oversight of the archiving and preservation of historical documents. This included hand-copying a number of precious texts.

Chôken's notable writings include the ''Tôtei zuihitsu'' (東汀随筆), a collection of records pertaining to the royal court.

Chôken's notable writings include the ''Tôtei zuihitsu'' (東汀随筆), a collection of records pertaining to the royal court, and the ''Ryûkyû kenbunroku'' 琉球見聞録; the latter, published in 1914 by [[Oyadomari Chotaku|Oyadomari Chôtaku]], relates negotiations between [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] (the former royal court) and [[Matsuda Michiyuki]] of the [[Meiji government]], from the Ryukyuan point of view, from [[1875]] until the [[Ryukyu shobun|total annexation of Ryûkyû]] and establishment of [[Okinawa prefecture]] in [[1879]].<ref>"Shurijô Seiden ha sekai saidaikyû no urushi no ki. Shurijô no shûfuku, fukugen ga dekiru shokunin o sodatete moraitai"「首里城正殿は世界最大級の漆の器。首里城の修復、復元ができる職人を育ててもらいたい。」、Fee nu kaji 南ぬ風 9 (2008/10-12), 5.</ref>

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==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), 120.

*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), 120.

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