Okayasu Kiyohachi - Okayasu Kiyohachi

Japanese: 岡安喜代八 - おかやすきよはち

…In 1841 (Tenpo 12), he assumed the stage name of the second. He was called "Otozo of Beautiful Sound" because of his powerful and beautiful voice, and is counted among the three greats of the Tenpo era along with Okayasu Kiyohachi and Yoshimura Ijuro III. He was active as a tachiuta (a singer) at the Nakamura-za and Ichimura-za theaters. …

From Kosaburo Yoshizumi

…He was called “Imogoro no Kosaburo” because he ran a potato shop in Yotsuya, Edo. He was one of the three great masters of the Tenpo era along with the second Fujita Onzo and Okayasu Kiyohachi (1792-1870) (later the third Okayasu Kisaburo). (3) The third (1832-89, Tenpo 3-Meiji 22) was a disciple of the second, and was formerly known as Kotaro. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1841(天保12)2世を襲名。声量豊かで美声であったことから〈美音の音蔵〉と呼ばれ，岡安喜代八，3世芳村伊十郎とともに天保の三名人に数えられている。中村座，市村座の立唄として活躍。…