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| − | *'' | + | [[File:Manshuji.JPG|right|thumb|400px|A wooden plaque (''hengaku'') at the Buddhist temple Manshû-ji, in [[Mitarai]], based on calligraphy by Ryô Kôchi]] |
| − | *''Japanese'': [[梁]]光地 ''(Ryou Kouchi)'' | + | *''Born: [[1768]]/6/24'' |
| + | *''Died: [[1837]]/5/11'' | ||
| + | *''Titles'': 當間親雲上 ''(Touma [[peechin]])'' | ||
| + | *''Other Names'': 真蒲戸 ''(childhood name: Makamadu)'' | ||
| + | *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[梁]]光地 ''(Ryou Kouchi / Liáng Guāngdì)'' | ||
| − | Ryô Kôchi served as a musician on the [[1806]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]]. | + | Ryô Kôchi was a [[Scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-official]], who served as a musician (''gakushi'') on the [[1806]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]]. |
| − | A piece of his calligraphy, copied onto a wooden plaque (''hengaku'') by the Japanese ''[[haikai]]'' poet [[Kurita Chodo|Kurita Chodô]], can be found today in the main hall (''hondô'') at [[Manshu-ji|Manshû-ji]] in the [[Inland Sea]] port town of [[Mitarai]] (today, part of [[Kure]] City, [[Hiroshima prefecture]]).<ref>''Shirarezaru Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 知られざる琉球使節, Fukuyama-shi Tomonoura rekishi minzoku shiryôkan (2006), 37.</ref> | + | Kôchi was born the eldest son of the head of the Ryô family of [[Kumemura]]. He succeeded his father as ''[[jito|jitô]]'' of Tôma (an area in Nakagusuku ''[[magiri]]''), in [[1773]], becoming the 13th head of the family. In [[1791]], he was granted the aristocratic rank/title of ''satunushi'', and a post as an interpreter (''tsûji''). He then studied in China for three years beginning at age 25, and shortly after his return, in [[1795]], was first granted the right to wear a yellow [[hachimaki|court cap]]. In [[1799]], Ryô Kôchi was assigned to help oversee the reception for [[Chinese investiture envoys]]. |
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| + | In [[1804]], at age 36, he was appointed to serve as a ''gakushi'' on the upcoming mission to [[Edo]]; he then did so, traveling to Edo with the mission in 1806.<ref>Kaneshiro Atsumi, "Gakudôji, gakushi, kagakushi - uzagaku o tsutaeta hitobito" 「楽童子・楽師・歌楽師－御座楽を伝えた人々」, 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), 77.</ref> A piece of his calligraphy, copied onto a wooden plaque (''hengaku'') by the Japanese ''[[haikai]]'' poet [[Kurita Chodo|Kurita Chodô]], can be found today in the main hall (''hondô'') at [[Manshu-ji|Manshû-ji]] in the [[Inland Sea]] port town of [[Mitarai]] (today, part of [[Kure]] City, [[Hiroshima prefecture]]); the temple also holds the original calligraphic work, on a scroll, in its storehouses.<ref>''Shirarezaru Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 知られざる琉球使節, Fukuyama-shi Tomonoura rekishi minzoku shiryôkan (2006), 37.</ref> | ||
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| + | After his return from Edo, Ryô Kôchi was appointed in [[1807]] one of the ''yokome'' based in [[Kumemura]]. He was elevated to the title of Chûgi-dayû in [[1815]], and to the Môshikuchi-za (and the rank of ''peekumi'') in [[1824]]. That same year, he was elevated to the rank of Seigi-dayû, and was sent on a mission to China, departing [[Naha]] on 1824/9/11 and arriving in [[Fujian province|Fujian]] on 9/26. The mission arrived in [[Beijing]] three months later, on 12/26. Following his return, Ryô was named Shikin-dayû in [[1827]] (along with the rank of ''ueekata'', and the right to wear a purple court cap). He was once again named Seigi-dayû in [[1831]], and was named Kume-sôyaku (the top official overseeing matters in Kumemura). | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014. | *Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014. | ||
| + | *''Naha shishi'' 那覇市史 vol 6 下, Naha City Office (1980), 794-795. | ||
| + | *Kimura Yoshisato 木村吉聡 (ed.), ''Ryukyu shisetsu no Edo nobori to Mitarai'' 琉球使節の江戸上りと御手洗, Shiomachi kankô kôryû Center 潮待ち館観光交流センター (2001), 18-21. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:03, 29 August 2017
- Born: 1768/6/24
- Died: 1837/5/11
- Titles: 當間親雲上 (Touma peechin)
- Other Names: 真蒲戸 (childhood name: Makamadu)
- Japanese/Chinese: 梁光地 (Ryou Kouchi / Liáng Guāngdì)
Ryô Kôchi was a Ryukyuan scholar-official, who served as a musician (gakushi) on the 1806 Ryukyuan mission to Edo.
Kôchi was born the eldest son of the head of the Ryô family of Kumemura. He succeeded his father as jitô of Tôma (an area in Nakagusuku magiri), in 1773, becoming the 13th head of the family. In 1791, he was granted the aristocratic rank/title of satunushi, and a post as an interpreter (tsûji). He then studied in China for three years beginning at age 25, and shortly after his return, in 1795, was first granted the right to wear a yellow court cap. In 1799, Ryô Kôchi was assigned to help oversee the reception for Chinese investiture envoys.
In 1804, at age 36, he was appointed to serve as a gakushi on the upcoming mission to Edo; he then did so, traveling to Edo with the mission in 1806.[1] A piece of his calligraphy, copied onto a wooden plaque (hengaku) by the Japanese haikai poet Kurita Chodô, can be found today in the main hall (hondô) at Manshû-ji in the Inland Sea port town of Mitarai (today, part of Kure City, Hiroshima prefecture); the temple also holds the original calligraphic work, on a scroll, in its storehouses.[2]
After his return from Edo, Ryô Kôchi was appointed in 1807 one of the yokome based in Kumemura. He was elevated to the title of Chûgi-dayû in 1815, and to the Môshikuchi-za (and the rank of peekumi) in 1824. That same year, he was elevated to the rank of Seigi-dayû, and was sent on a mission to China, departing Naha on 1824/9/11 and arriving in Fujian on 9/26. The mission arrived in Beijing three months later, on 12/26. Following his return, Ryô was named Shikin-dayû in 1827 (along with the rank of ueekata, and the right to wear a purple court cap). He was once again named Seigi-dayû in 1831, and was named Kume-sôyaku (the top official overseeing matters in Kumemura).
Ryô Kôchi died on 1837/5/11.
References
- Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.
- Naha shishi 那覇市史 vol 6 下, Naha City Office (1980), 794-795.
- Kimura Yoshisato 木村吉聡 (ed.), Ryukyu shisetsu no Edo nobori to Mitarai 琉球使節の江戸上りと御手洗, Shiomachi kankô kôryû Center 潮待ち館観光交流センター (2001), 18-21.
- ↑ Kaneshiro Atsumi, "Gakudôji, gakushi, kagakushi - uzagaku o tsutaeta hitobito" 「楽童子・楽師・歌楽師－御座楽を伝えた人々」, 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), 77.
- ↑ Shirarezaru Ryûkyû shisetsu 知られざる琉球使節, Fukuyama-shi Tomonoura rekishi minzoku shiryôkan (2006), 37.
