Hatsuko Kikuhara

The head of the Nogawa school of jiuta and a practitioner of Ikuta school koto music. His real name was Nunohara Hajime. He was born in Osaka. Under the guidance of his grandfather Kikuue Akito, a daikengyo (master of the shogun), and his father Kikuhara Kotoji (1878-1944), he mastered jiuta, Ikuta school koto music, Nogawa school shamisen kumiuta, and all of the Ikuta school koto kumiuta, and has passed down to the present day all of the rare pieces handed down only to the Kikuhara family. In 1957 (Showa 32), jiuta was selected as an intangible cultural property, and he recorded and preserved several pieces, including "Hiraya Komatsu" and "Fuyukusa." Since then, he has continued to complete many works, including the record "The History of Koto Music and Jiuta" (1961), with his accurate and reliable style of performance. In 1979, he was recognized as a holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property of jiuta.

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地歌野川流宗家、生田流(いくたりゅう)箏曲(そうきょく)家。本名布原初。大阪生まれ。大検校(けんぎょう)の祖父菊植明琴、父菊原琴治(ことじ)（1878―1944）の指導のもと、地歌、生田流箏曲および野川流三味線組歌、生田流箏曲組歌全曲を修得、さらに菊原家のみに伝わる稀(き)曲の全曲を今日に伝えた。1957年（昭和32）無形文化財として地歌が選ばれ、『比良や小松』『冬草(ふゆくさ)』など数曲を記録保存した。その後も、正確、確実な芸風で、レコード『箏曲と地歌の歴史』（1961）など多数を完成。79年には地歌の重要無形文化財保持者に認定された。

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