Soreki
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- Other Names: 曽信 (Soushin)
- Japanese: 曽暦 (Soureki)
Sôreki was a Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat known for his prodigious calligraphy abilities.
He served as a member of tribute missions to China on several occasions, as well as on at least one Ryukyuan mission to Edo, serving as shokanshi (secretary) alongside Tei Junsoku in 1714, a mission sent in honor of King Shô Kei.
He later changed his name from Sôreki to Sôshin.
References
- Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
