Hatano Kengyo

Japanese: 波多野検校 - はたのけんぎょう

Year of death: 1651 (Keian 4?)
Year of birth: Unknown. A Heike biwa (Heikyoku) player in the early Edo period. His name was Koichi. Also known as Koichi. He was blind. He was a disciple of Yamanaka Hisakazu of the Ryushido school, and of Takayama Tanichi, who was also a disciple of Yamanaka Hisakazu. He established the Hatano school in opposition to Maeda Kyuichi, the founder of the Maeda school. His narration also incorporated the Yasaka school. Around the time of the Shoho and Keian eras (1644-52), he became the general inspector in charge of the Todo-za.

(Hiroaki Yamashita)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：慶安4?(1651)
生年：生年不詳
江戸前期の平家琵琶(平曲)奏者。名は孝一。考一とも。目が不自由であった。一方流師堂派の山中久一の門人で,同門の高山誕一の門人で前田流の祖前田九一に対抗して波多野流を立てた。その語りには八坂流をも摂取している。正保・慶安(1644～52)のころ,当道座を統括する総検校についた。

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