Mo Seisho (毛成章)

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  • Japanese/Chinese: 成章 (Mô Seishô / Máo Chéngzhāng)

Mô Seishô was a Ryukyuan scholar-official and court musician.

He began as a novice permitted to practice with the palace's ensemble (御書院御座楽稽古相附) in 1752, and became a full court dancer in 1755.

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), 125, citing Naha shishi vol 5, p394.