Takitei Koijyo - Ryuuteirijyo

A comic writer from the late Edo period. Born in Edo. His real name was Ikeda Hachiemon, commonly known as Hachizo. His foster family, the Ikeda clan, were shogunate vassals with a stipend of 300 koku, but when the previous Hachiemon died young, they lost their stipend, and Koijyo became the husband of the daughter born to the deceased's wife and her adopted son, Kichiemon. There are various theories about his career, including that he was a manufacturer or repairer of palanquins for feudal lords, a bamboo craftsman, an ivory carver, a sewing and foil maker, or a comb maker, but it is certain that he was a vaudeville entertainer. He was a disciple of the rakugo performer Takitei Riraku (later a Yoshiwara hokan), and gained popularity by adding music to old stories and composing dodoitsu (a type of Japanese folk song) based on themes received from his audience. Later, he became a comic storyteller (keeping his stage name the same) and made a name for himself in the field of comic books. His representative works include "Hanagoyomi Hasshojin" and "Wagoujin."

[Kaname Okitsu]

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江戸後期の戯作者(げさくしゃ)。江戸の生まれ。本名池田八右衛門(はちえもん)、通称八蔵。養家の池田家は300石の旗本だったが、先々代八右衛門が早世したために禄(ろく)を失い、遺女と婿養子吉右衛門との間に生まれた娘の婿になったのが鯉丈だったという。経歴については、大名などの駕籠(かご)の製造、修繕業、竹細工、象牙(ぞうげ)彫りの職人、縫箔(ぬいはく)屋、櫛(くし)屋などの諸説があるが、寄席(よせ)芸人だったことは確かである。落語家滝亭鯉楽(りらく)（のち吉原の幇間(ほうかん)）の弟子で、昔咄(むかしばなし)に音曲を入れ、客から題をもらって都々逸(どどいつ)をつくって人気を得たが、のちに芸名をそのままに戯作者になり、滑稽本(こっけいぼん)の分野で名をなした。代表作に『花暦八笑人(はなごよみはっしょうじん)』『滑稽和合人(わごうじん)』がある。

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