Nagamine Sokyo

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  • Born: 1852/1/19
  • Died: 1932
  • Other Names: 華国 (Kakoku), 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.