O Koki
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Ô Kôki 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 1746, and became a full court dancer in 1755.
His father, Ô Nindô, was also a prominent musician at court, and likely the youngest person to ever serve as gakushi (lead musician) on a Ryukyuan mission 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), 125, citing Naha shishi vol 7, p71-72.
