391 works of art and crafts were destroyed in the Shuri Castle fire seven years ago. Even the calligraphy of Sho Iku, the 18th King of Ryukyu, was reduced to ashes. The "Eight Views of Shuri Poems" are eight seven-character quatrains of Chinese poetry that the king composed at places such as Ryutan Pond, Ben-ga-take Mountain, and Turaji Mountain in Akahira.▼The works were restored by Hiroto Koki (48), a calligrapher who was born and raised in Sh…
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391 works of art and crafts were destroyed in the Shuri Castle fire seven years ago. Even the calligraphy of Sho Iku, the 18th King of Ryukyu, was reduced to ashes. The "Eight Views of Shuri Poems" are eight seven-character quatrains of Chinese poetry that the king composed at places such as Ryutan Pond, Ben-ga-take Mountain, and Turaji Mountain in Akahira.▼The works were restored by Hiroto Koki (48), a calligrapher who was born and raised in Sh…