Tei Shôkan served as ''gieisei'' (head of street musicians) on the [[1796]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]].
Tei Shôkan served as ''gieisei'' (head of street musicians) on the [[1796]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]].
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While in [[Kagoshima]], he was interviewed, along with several other Ryukyuan officials, by [[Akazaki Kaimon]], about their experiences in China. These conversations were then published as ''[[Ryukaku danki|Ryûkaku danki]]'', and remain a notable source for historians today investigating Ryûkyû-China-Japan relations.
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==References==
==References==
*Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.
*Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.