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Mô Kôtaku was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-official]] and court musician. | Mô Kôtaku was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-official]] and court musician. | ||
| − | He was named to the ''[[koakukabe]]'' (novice musicians + pages) attached to the ''shichagui'' (lower throne room) of [[Shuri castle]] in [[1787]]; this was a standard entry position for young boys first entering the court. He was then promoted within the ''koakukabe'' to those attached to the palace "study" (''go-shoin'') in [[1791]], and was | + | He was named to the ''[[koakukabe]]'' (novice musicians + pages) attached to the ''shichagui'' (lower throne room) of [[Shuri castle]] in [[1787]]; this was a standard entry position for young boys first entering the court. He was then promoted within the ''koakukabe'' to those attached to the palace "study" (''go-shoin'') in [[1791]], and in [[1804]] (at the age of 26) was named a ''gakushi'' (lead musician) for the [[1806]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]]. |
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Latest revision as of 23:15, 3 January 2017
- Japanese/Chinese: 毛 鴻澤 (Mou Koutaku / Máo Jiànlóng)
Mô Kôtaku was a Ryukyuan scholar-official and court musician.
He was named to the koakukabe (novice musicians + pages) attached to the shichagui (lower throne room) of Shuri castle in 1787; this was a standard entry position for young boys first entering the court. He was then promoted within the koakukabe to those attached to the palace "study" (go-shoin) in 1791, and in 1804 (at the age of 26) was named a gakushi (lead musician) for the 1806 Ryukyuan embassy to Edo.
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), 122, citing Naha shishi vol 7, p824-825.
