| 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 eldest son [[Tei Genkin]]<!--鄭元覲--> is known for teaching calligraphy to the ''gakudôji'' who traveled to Edo in [[1842]], 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> | + | His eldest son [[Tei Genkin]]<!--鄭元覲--> is known for teaching calligraphy to the ''gakudôji'' who traveled to Edo in [[1842]], serving as a dedicated teacher to Kôchi ''satunushi'' and his family from [[1840]]/2 until 1842/5,<ref>Miyagi Eishô 宮城栄昌, ''Ryûkyû shisha no Edo nobori'' 琉球使者の江戸上り, Tokyo: Daiichi Shobô (1982), 64.</ref> 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> |