Gi Gakusei was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-bureaucrat]] known for his superb skills at music and at reciting Chinese poetry from memory. He served as a musician (''gakushi'') on the [[1842]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]].
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Gi Gakusei was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-bureaucrat]] known for his superb skills at music and at reciting Chinese poetry from memory. He was promoted in [[1837]] to a rank entitled to wear a yellow [[hachimaki|court cap]], and was also appointed at that time to serve as a musician (''gakushi'') on the [[1842]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]].