Tei Kakun
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- Japanese: 鄭嘉訓 (Tei Kakun)
Tei Kakun, also known by his Ryukyuan-style name Kohagura Jihô, was a prominent Ryukyuan calligrapher of the 18th-19th centuries.
He was born in Kumemura, and traveled to China as a student in 1796. Following his return, in 1816, he was ordered by Satsuma han to travel there, to teach calligraphy.
His second son, Tei Gen'i, also became a noted calligrapher.[1]
References
- Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
