Okayasu Kisaburo (3rd generation) - Okayasu Kisaburo [3rd generation]

Japanese: 岡安喜三郎(3世) - おかやすきさぶろう[さんせい]

[Born] 1792 (Kansei 4)
[Died] November 29, 1870 (Meiji 3).
Head of a Nagauta singing school. A disciple of the first generation Okayasu Kisaburo. Formerly known as Kiyohachi. In 1850, he succeeded to the third generation, and in 1868, he changed his name to Kiou. He is counted as one of the three masters of the Tenpo period, and is especially known for his well-received singing of "Hito no Seki" from the Kanjincho.

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Japanese:

[生]寛政4(1792)
[没]明治3(1870).11.29.
長唄唄方の家元。1世岡安喜三郎の門弟。前名喜代八。嘉永3 (1850) 年3世を襲名，明治1 (68) 年喜翁と改名。天保の三名人の1人に数えられ，特に『勧進帳』の「人目の関」をうたって好評を博したことは有名。

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