Okamoto Chikugai
岡本 竹外
2/15/1915 - 2000
Shakuhachi
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Okamoto Chikugai was born on February 15, 1915 in Niigata Prefecture. Over time he studied Meian shakuhachi style under Sakurai Muteki and Tanikita Muchiku, Kinpu-Ryū under Narita Shōei, and Kinko-Ryū under Shimizu Akira and Inoue Shigemi, becoming a master of each different style. He began teaching in 1941. He was chairman of the Meian Sōryū Kai, advisor of the Komuso Kenkyukai, a lecturer at Yokohama National University, and formed the Tokyo Chikuinkai in 1954. Okamoto Chikugai was an important and influential mentor to many shakuhachi practitioners.
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| Also Known As 岡本忠毅 (Okamoto Takeshi) |
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Teachers Students
Christopher Yohmei Blasdel |
Albums
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Fukeshū Nezasa-ha shoden Kinpū-ryū Shakuhachi Honkyoku A rare album of Nezasa-ha Kinpū-ryū master Okamoto Chikugai playing 11 honkyoku from the Nezasa repertoire. |
Tracks Recorded
| Pieces | Kanji | Length | Album | Instrument | |
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Kokû (Don't know which version) | 虚空 | 07'53 | Shakuhachi - Classical Modern Best 30 - 01 | Shakuhachi |
Publications
| Title | Kanji | Publisher | Year | Pages | Language |
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| Fuke zenshu to dosho ni tsuite |
Nihon Ongaku | 6-16 |