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| + | *''Born: [[1755]]/3/19'' |
| *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[蔡]] 任貴 ''(Sai Ninki / Cài Rènguì)'' | | *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[蔡]] 任貴 ''(Sai Ninki / Cài Rènguì)'' |
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| Sai Ninki was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat]] who served as instructor to the musicians attached to the [[1796]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]]. | | Sai Ninki was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat]] who served as instructor to the musicians attached to the [[1796]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]]. |
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− | He was a son of [[Sai Koso|Sai Kôso]], who had served as music instructor for two earlier Edo missions, in [[1748]] and [[1752]]. Two of Ninki's elder brothers, [[Sai Nincho|Sai Ninchô]] and [[Sai Ninho|Sai Ninhô]], were notable instructors of Chinese music as well, and served together in training musicians for a [[1772]] mission to [[Kagoshima]]. Unlike most such instructors, Sai Ninki had never traveled to China; however, he was still able to secure such a position, as a result of his education and expertise coming from such a family. | + | He was a son of [[Sai Koso|Sai Kôso]], who had served as music instructor for two earlier Edo missions, in [[1748]] and [[1752]]. Two of Ninki's elder brothers, [[Sai Nincho|Sai Ninchô]] and [[Sai Ninho|Sai Ninhô]], were notable instructors of Chinese music as well, and served together in training musicians for a [[1772]] mission to [[Kagoshima]]. Unlike most such instructors, Sai Ninki had never traveled to China; however, he was still able to secure such a position, as a result of his education and expertise coming from such a family. |
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| + | His ''[[kafu]]'' (official genealogy) indicates that he was appointed to this position on [[1795]]/3/23, and taught until 1796/5. That same month, on 5/2, members of the mission performed before the king; having received his approval that their preparation was sufficient, they departed Ryûkyû on 7/13.<ref>Itaya Tôru 板谷徹, “Kafu ni mirareru geinô shiryô 2: Edo nobori” 家譜に見られる芸能史料, ''Musa'' ムーサ 9 (2008), 174.</ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| *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. | | *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. |
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| [[Category:Ryukyu]] | | [[Category:Ryukyu]] |
| [[Category:Edo Period]] | | [[Category:Edo Period]] |
| [[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]] | | [[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]] |