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Koshino Eishō I

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Koshino Eishō I
3/19/1887 - 6/1/1965

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Yamada-ryu koto master. Blind since the age of six. Started koto with Yamada Ryū player Mochida Eiki. At 20 began study with Yamada Ryu master Yamaki Chiga IV. Eishō Koshino was designated a Living National Treasure in 1956, a position he held until his death in 1965. Former President of Japan Sankyoku Association.

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