Inoue Yachiyo (4th generation)

Japanese: 井上八千代(4世) - いのうえやちよ[よんせい]

Born: May 14, 1905 in Kyoto
[Died] March 19, 2004. Head of the Inoue school of Japanese dance and Kyomai in Kyoto. Her real name was Aiko Katayama. She became a disciple of Inoue Yachiyo III, and later married the third-generation Inoue's grandson, Noh actor Hiromichi. In 1947, she took the name of the fourth-generation Inoue. Together with Matsumoto Sada, the third-generation Inoue's most skilled disciple, she led the Inoue school to prosperity. In 1955, she was designated a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property. In 1957, she was made a member of the Japan Art Academy. In 1975, she was designated a Person of Cultural Merit. In 1990, she was awarded the Order of Culture.

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[生]1905.5.14. 京都
[没]2004.3.19. 京都
日本舞踊，京舞井上流家元。本名片山愛子。3世井上八千代の門弟となり，のち3世の孫で能楽師の博通と結婚。 1947年4世襲名。3世の高弟松本さだとともに，井上流を隆盛に導いた。 1955年重要無形文化財保持者。 1957年日本芸術院会員。 1975年文化功労者。 1990年文化勲章受章。

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