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*''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 the 16th head of the Tei family, which traced its descent from the 14th century Chinese immigrant [[Tei Gisai]]<!--鄭義才-->.

He was born in [[Kumemura]], and traveled to [[Fuzhou]] as a student in [[1796]]; he would later travel to China three more times, as a member of [[tribute]] missions. He also served as the ''gieisei'' (head of street musicians) on a [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]] in [[1806]].<ref name=tomo>''Shirarezaru Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 知られざる琉球使節, Fukuyama-shi Tomonoura rekishi minzoku shiryôkan (2006), 28.</ref> Later on, for a year and a half<ref name=tomo/> from [[1816]] onward, he was ordered by the lord of [[Satsuma han]] to travel to Kagoshima, to teach calligraphy.

He was born in [[Kumemura]], and at 25 was appointed assistant to the ''kanjihô''. He traveled to [[Fuzhou]] as a student in [[1796]], and would later travel to China three more times, as a member of [[tribute]] missions, including once as vice envoy (''seigi daifu''<!--正議大夫-->) in [[1808]]. He also served as the ''gieisei'' (head of street musicians) on a [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]] in [[1806]].<ref name=tomo>''Shirarezaru Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 知られざる琉球使節, Fukuyama-shi Tomonoura rekishi minzoku shiryôkan (2006), 28.</ref> Later on, for a year and a half<ref name=tomo/> from [[1816]] onward, 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.

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 eldest son [[Tei Genkin]]<!--鄭元覲--> is known for teaching calligraphy to the ''gakudôji'' who traveled to Edo in [[1843]], while Kakun's 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>

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*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.

*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.

*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42181-storytopic-121.html Tei Kakun]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.

*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42181-storytopic-121.html Tei Kakun]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.

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