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Sadoyama Anken, also known by his [[Ryukyuan names|Chinese-style name]] Mao Changxi, was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] court painter. Named to that post at the age of 20, he is known for his ''[[ogoe]]'' (formal posthumous royal portrait) of King [[Sho Iku|Shô Iku]], and also for an [[1843]] painting of a rooster.
Sadoyama Anken, also known by his [[Ryukyuan names|Chinese-style name]] Mao Changxi, was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] court painter. Named to that post at the age of 20, he is known for his ''[[ogoe]]'' (formal posthumous royal portrait) of King [[Sho Iku|Shô Iku]], and also for an [[1843]] painting of a rooster.
After the [[Ryukyu Shobun|fall of the kingdom]], Anken came to work for the industrial division of the [[Okinawa prefecture]] government, producing maps and technical drawings. In [[1884]], he submitted a number of works to the Second National Painting Exposition.<ref>Junko Kobayashi, "The Demise of Ryukyuan Painting," Okinawan Art in its Regional Context symposium, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 10 Oct 2019.</ref>
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==References==
==References==
*"The Beauty of the Ryukyu Kingdom," gallery labels, Shuri castle, Jan 2017.
*"The Beauty of the Ryukyu Kingdom," gallery labels, Shuri castle, Jan 2017.
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