| Sai Kôso was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat]] who served as instructor to the musicians attached to two [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]], in [[1747]] and [[1751]] (the missions each took place the following year). In 1747, he performed this task alongside [[Tei Ryosai|Tei Ryôsai]]; in 1751, he oversaw the instruction in Chinese songs. In between these two appointments, he traveled to [[Fuzhou]] for a brief time in [[1748]]. | | Sai Kôso was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat]] who served as instructor to the musicians attached to two [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]], in [[1747]] and [[1751]] (the missions each took place the following year). In 1747, he performed this task alongside [[Tei Ryosai|Tei Ryôsai]]; in 1751, he oversaw the instruction in Chinese songs. In between these two appointments, he traveled to [[Fuzhou]] for a brief time in [[1748]]. |
| + | Three of Sai's sons also served as court instructors of Chinese music or dance. The eldest of the three, [[Sai Nincho|Sai Ninchô]], did so in [[1762]] and [[1772]]; the second of the three, [[Sai Ninho|Sai Ninhô]], did so in 1772 alongside his elder brother; and the youngest, [[Sai Ninki]], did so in [[1795]]. |
− | *Liao Zhenpei 廖真珮, "Ryûkyû kyûtei ni okeru Chûgoku kei ongaku no ensô to denshô" 琉球宮廷における中国系音楽の演奏と伝承, in ''Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete'' 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (2007), 111, citing ''Naha shishi'' 那覇市史, vol 6 上, Naha City Office (1980), p328-329. | + | *Liao Zhenpei 廖真珮, "Ryûkyû kyûtei ni okeru Chûgoku kei ongaku no ensô to denshô" 琉球宮廷における中国系音楽の演奏と伝承, in ''Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete'' 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (2007), 111-112, citing ''Naha shishi'' 那覇市史, vol 6 上, Naha City Office (1980), p328-329. |