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Ichikawa Kengyō

市川 検校

Composer - Koto - Shamisen

A highly influential Jiuta player and composer during the early Edo period, Ichikawa Kengyō (Ichikawa Jōsei) studied koto under Yanagawa Kengyō (Asari Kengyō), earning the title of Kengyō in 1684. One of the most famous of his works is the Nagauta piece Sagoromo.

Also Known As 市川城せい (Ichikawa Jōsei)
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