Yo Bunhin
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Jump to navigationJump to searchYô Bunhin, also known by his aristocratic title Nakachi peechin, was a Ryukyuan scholar-official from Kumemura who served as totsûji (Chinese interpreter). In 1748, he traveled to Edo as a gakushi (musician) on that year's Ryukyuan embassy to Edo.[1]
References
- Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
- ↑ Gallery labels, "Kuninda - Ryûkyû to Chûgoku no kakehashi," special exhibit, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, Sept 2014.
