Ozaki Shinryū(1820-1888) was a master player and supervisor priest at Myoan-ji before the Meiji Restoration. The style of shakuhachi playing which concentrated on the Myoan-ji honkyoku was called Myoan Shimpō-ryū. Because Sōetsu, star pupil of this style, put his efforts in learning sankyoku ensemble pieces, the Shimpō style was continued by Katsuura Shōzan (1856-1942). Katsuura, who later became the Kyoto head of the Myoan Society (the post-Fuke sect organization) and lived well into the 20th century, has been called “the last Komusō” and was the authority on the correct transmission of the Myoan-ji honkyoku . His influences on present day shakuhachi of the Fuke style is quite extensive.
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