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Kikunaga Kengyō

菊永 検校

1742 - 8/29/1824

Koto - Shamisen

A Jiuta and koto player active during the mid-to-late Edo period, Kikunaga Kengyō studied shamisen under Fujinaga Kengyō I and koto under Shimamura Kengyō. He established the Ōsaka Kikuzumi school, whose performers have the character 菊 (kiku - chrysanthemum) in their artist names.

Also Known As 菊永 太一 (Kikunaga Taichi)
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