Kurosawa Kinko

The stage name of the successive heads of the Kinko-ryu shakuhachi school. The first head (1710-71) was a samurai of the Kuroda clan in Chikuzen (Fukuoka prefecture), and his real name was Kohachi. He converted to the Fuke sect and became a komuso (a Buddhist monk) and traveled around the country. At the age of 19, he was initiated into the Koden Sankyoku (three ancient songs) by Ikkei at Shojuken in Nagasaki, and also collected shakuhachi pieces handed down in various regions, forming the basis for the 36 pieces that would later become the Kinko-ryu honkyoku (main songs). In 18th century Kyoto and Edo, shakuhachi lessons were given to the general public with the official approval of the Fuke sect, and he was active as a fukiawase (shakuhachi instructor) and a maker of shakuhachi at the Edo fukiawase-sho (shakuhachi training centers) of Ichigatsuji and Reihoji temples. The second (1747-1811) and third (1772-1816) generations were both succeeded by their own children. The "Kinko Techo" written by the third generation is the only document handed down by the head family. The name of the shakuhachi master died out with the fourth generation (?-1860).

[Tsukikawa Tsuneko]

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琴古流尺八家宗家代々の芸名。初世（1710―71）はもと筑前(ちくぜん)（福岡県）黒田藩士で、本名幸八。普化宗(ふけしゅう)に入宗し、虚無僧(こむそう)となって諸国を行脚(あんぎゃ)。19歳のとき長崎正寿軒(しょうじゅけん)で一計子から『古伝(こでん)三曲』の伝授を受けたほか、各地に伝わる尺八曲を収集し、後の琴古流本曲(ほんきょく)36曲の基礎をつくった。18世紀の京や江戸では、普化宗公認の形で一般人への尺八教授が行われたが、一月寺(いちがつじ)、鈴法寺(れいほうじ)両寺の江戸の吹合(ふきあわせ)所（尺八指南所）の吹合（尺八指南役）および製管師として活躍した。2世（1747―1811）、3世（1772―1816）ともそれぞれ実子が継ぐ。3世の記した『琴古手帳』は宗家伝来の唯一の文献である。4世（？―1860）で尺八家としての名跡は絶えた。

［月溪恒子］

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