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*''Other Names'': 古波蔵爾方 ''(Kohagura Jihou)''

*''Other Names'': 古波蔵爾方 ''(Kohagura Jihou)''

*''Japanese'': [[鄭]]嘉訓 ''(Tei Kakun)''

*''Japanese'': [[鄭]]嘉訓 ''(Tei Kakun)''

Tei Kakun, also known by his Ryukyuan-style name Kohagura Jihô, was a prominent [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] calligrapher of the 18th-19th centuries.

Tei Kakun, also known by his Ryukyuan-style name Kohagura Jihô, was a prominent [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] calligrapher of the 18th-19th centuries.

He was born in [[Kumemura]], and traveled to China as a student in [[1796]]. Following his return, in [[1816]], he was ordered by [[Satsuma han]] to travel there, to teach calligraphy.

He was born in [[Kumemura]], and traveled to [[Fuzhou]] as a student in [[1796]]. Following his return, in [[1816]], he was ordered by the lord of [[Satsuma han]] to travel to Kagoshima, to teach calligraphy.

 

At age 58, he achieved the highest post in Kumemura, that of ''[[sori toeishi|sôri tôeishi]]''<!--総理唐栄司-->. A number of works by Kakun survive today.

His second son, [[Tei Gen'i]], also became a noted calligrapher.<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42183-storytopic-121.html Tei Gen'i]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.</ref>

His second son, [[Tei Gen'i]], also became a noted calligrapher.<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42183-storytopic-121.html Tei Gen'i]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.</ref>

==References==

==References==

*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.

*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.

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