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*''Japanese'': [[亀川]] 親方 盛武 ''(Kamekawa ueekata Seibu)''

*''Japanese'': [[亀川]] 親方 盛武 ''(Kamekawa ueekata Seibu)''

Kamekawa ''ueekata'' Seibu was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] scholar-official who served as a member of the [[Sanshikan]] in the early 1870s. He is known as a key figure in the opposition movement against the Japanese [[Ryukyu Shobun|abolition and annexation of the kingdom]]. He is also known as a notable painter and calligrapher; while a number of works of Kamekawa's calligraphy survive, however, none of his paintings do.<ref>Junko Kobayashi, "The Demise of Ryukyuan Painting," Okinawan Art in its Regional Context symposium, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 10 Oct 2019.</ref>

Kamekawa ''ueekata'' Seibu was a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] scholar-official who served as a member of the [[Sanshikan]] in the early 1870s. He was a leader of the [[Ganko-to|Ganko-tô]], the opposition movement against the Japanese [[Ryukyu Shobun|abolition and annexation of the kingdom]]. He is also known as a notable painter and calligrapher; while a number of works of Kamekawa's calligraphy survive, however, none of his paintings do.<ref>Junko Kobayashi, "The Demise of Ryukyuan Painting," Okinawan Art in its Regional Context symposium, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 10 Oct 2019.</ref>

Following the return to Ryûkyû of the [[1872]] embassy to [[Tokyo]], which returned with an imperial edict from the [[Meiji Emperor]] stating that King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] was now to be regarded not as a ''kokuô'' (king of a country) but as a ''han'ô'' ("king" of a [[han|domain]]), Kamekawa led other officials in raising objections. He demanded an investigation into who was responsible for accepting this edict, and demanded the resignation of his fellow Sanshikan, deputy envoy on the Tokyo embassy, [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]].

Following the return to Ryûkyû of the [[1872]] embassy to [[Tokyo]], which returned with an imperial edict from the [[Meiji Emperor]] stating that King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] was now to be regarded not as a ''kokuô'' (king of a country) but as a ''han'ô'' ("king" of a [[han|domain]]), Kamekawa led other officials in raising objections. He demanded an investigation into who was responsible for accepting this edict, and demanded the resignation of his fellow Sanshikan, deputy envoy on the Tokyo embassy, [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]].