Toraya Eikan

Japanese: 虎屋永閑 - とらや・えいかん

Year of birth: Year of birth and death unknown. A tayu of old Joruri in the early Edo period, founder of Eikan-bushi. Until the beginning of the Genroku period (1688-1704), he was one of the three Edo Joruri troupes alongside Tosa Shojo Masakatsu and Sakurai Tanba Shojo, and was active during the Kanbun to Genroku periods (1661-1704), performing puppet plays (Edo Zukan Komoku). A disciple of Toraya Gendayu in Edo, he was originally called Toraya Kogentayu, but there is some doubt about this. Around 1669 (Kanbun 9), he changed his name to Eikan. His skills are unknown, but he left behind a melody called Eikan-bushi. It is said that Toraya Kimoto was one of his disciples. <References> Shinshu Eiri Joruri-shi (Newly Revised History of Illustrated Joruri) (Mizutani Futo Works Collection, Vol. 4)

(Michitaka Takeuchi)

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Japanese:

生年：生没年不詳
江戸前期の古浄瑠璃の太夫,永閑節の創始者。元禄(1688～1704)初年までは,土佐少掾正勝,桜井丹波少掾と並ぶ江戸浄瑠璃三座の一として操り芝居を興行する(『江戸図鑑綱目』)など寛文～元禄期(1661～1704)に活躍。江戸の虎屋源太夫の弟子で,はじめ虎屋小源太夫というが,この点には疑問がある。寛文9(1669)年ごろ永閑と改める。芸は不明だが永閑節という曲節を残した。その弟子に虎屋喜元がいたという。<参考文献>『新修絵入浄瑠璃史』(『水谷不倒著作集』4巻)

(竹内道敬)

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