A Side View of Han Poetry in Ryukyu : Comparing Han poetry in China and Japan

The recent studies on Han poetry in regions outside China thrive and thus receive a great deal of academic attention from scholars and investigators. It is the trend to interpret and compare the key works to know the issues on literature, ideology and cultural crossover in respective regions, which has exerted plentiful papers concerned. A holistic view into the present studies identifies research on Han studies in Japan and Korea as the mainstream and investigation on Han studies in Mongolia, Ryukyu (Okinawa) and Vietnam as minority.
Since the ancient times, Ryukyu between China and Japan geographically used to play the key role in the East Asian region politically, culturally, economically and militarily. Clearly, the launching and history of Han studies in Ryukyu used to receive Gozan zenrin (Japanese monks) in Kyoto Japan and tie closely with Ming and Ching Dynasties as well. Uezato Kenichi, the honorary professor, Ryukyu University, has many papers concerning Han studies in Ryukyu due to his long-term dedication and engagement in literature archeology, compilation and investigation.
With the previous papers, the author expects to clarify the qualities and evaluation of Han poetry in Ryukyu in the history of Han poetry in East Asia through comparing the image and approach concerning sago cited in 17 poems of peer poets in honor of Chen Shun-tse (Tei Junsoku) the editor of Ryukyu Lyrics Anthology (the first work with the most significance) receiving sago from the Ryukyu prince and Sago cited in Chinese poetry, and sago poems in Han poetry in the late Edo period, and sago chanted by Matsuo Basho Haiku poet.