Utazawa Shibakin

Japanese: 哥沢芝金 - うたざわしばきん

The stage name of the head of the Utazawa Shiba school.

First World

(1828-74) His real name was Kanekichi Shibata. After the death of Utazawa Sasamaru (1797-1857. In 1857 he received official permission to establish the Utazawa School and took the name Utazawa Yamato Daijo, but died of illness the same year), in 1861 (Bunkyu 1) he received the title of Kasawa Tosa from the Saga Imperial Palace branch office in Shodencho, Asakusa, Edo, which at the time handled permissions related to entertainment, and became the head of the Shiba school.

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II

(1868-1907) The founder's adopted son, Teinosuke, took on the name after the founder's death, but due to his shy personality he eventually retired from the entertainment world and changed jobs.

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III

(1840-1911) She was the daughter of Kyujiro of the Kaisen Ganmin stable in Edo, and at the age of 20, she became the adopted daughter of the first generation. Her previous name was Shiba Sei. In 1888 (Meiji 21), she took the name of the third generation. In 1908 (Meiji 41), she took the name of Tosa and handed over the fourth generation to her adopted daughter Nishiki.

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IV

(1892-1981) Her real name was Shibata Nishiki. She was the third daughter of the third-generation head of the family, Shibata Tamotsu, and her eldest daughter, Kiyoshi, was the second-generation head of the family, Kazawa Shiba Seii (1883-1971). In 1908 (Meiji 41), she took the name Tosa Shibakane, and in 1958 (Showa 33), her eldest son, Osamu (1934-86), took the name Tosa Shibakane. After the death of the fifth-generation head of the family, the head of the branch family, Kazawa Shiba Kiyoshi, took the name Tosa Shibakane in 1990 (Heisei 2).

[Kiyohiro Hayashi and Yukinori Moriya]

"The Life of the Second Generation Kozawa Shiba Seii" edited by Mizutani Saburo (1967, Dosho Publishing Association)

[Reference] | Utazawa

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

うた沢芝派家元の芸名。

初世

（1828―74）本名柴田金吉。歌沢笹丸(ささまる)（1797―1857。1857年に歌沢節樹立の公許を得、歌沢大和大掾(やまとのだいじょう)を名のったが、その年に病没）没後の1861年（文久1）当時遊芸に関する許可などを扱っていた江戸・浅草聖天町の嵯峨(さが)御所出張所から哥沢土佐(とさ)を受領し、芝派家元となった。

［林喜代弘・守谷幸則］