Nagamine Sokyo
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- Born: 1852/1/19
- Died: 1932
- Other Names: 華国 (Kakoku), 孟有文 (Mou Yuubun)
- Japanese: 長嶺宗恭 (Nagamine Soukyou)
Nagamine Sôkyô, also known by his Chinese-style names Mô Yûbun and Kakoku, was a prominent Ryukyuan painter of the final years of the Ryûkyû Kingdom.
He was a member of the final cohort to take, and pass, a formal examination for painters offered by the Ryukyuan royal court.
His students included Kohagura Anshô (also known as Mô Chôtatsu).
References
- Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.