Ōbatake Mozan
大畠 模山
4/20/1889 - ????
尺八 & 箏
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Ōbatake Mozan (Ōbatake Yoshima) was the first, and for many years, the only, female teacher in the Tozan-ryū. She was also a virtuoso koto and biwa player, and was much admired for her great intelligence, beauty, and abundant musical talent. She was born into a wealthy farming family in Nishiyama Village, Akaiwa County, Okayama Prefecture, on April 20, 1889, and demonstrated a love for music from an early age. After graduating from Okayama Practical Girls' High School in March 1906 and the elementary school teacher training course at the same school a year later, she was immediately appointed as an elementary school teacher in her village. During this time she learned Ikebana (flower arrangement), Chanoyu (tea ceremony), as well as koto under a master named Yamamoto in Okayama. She had also begun playing the shakuhachi from an early age. She was married in July 1909, to army veterinarian first-class Miematsu, and, for a while, had to move several times as her husband was transferred from one post to another.. Her husband, however, was also an avid music lover, and he always encouraged her musical pursuits.. As such, she was able to continue her studies in the arts wherever she went. in Osaka she began her study of Chikuzen Biwa, and continued developing her skills even after she returned to her hometown where she and her husband opened a veterinary clinic. In February 1924, she received the license to teach the Hashi-ryu Chikuzen Biwa, and was named Hokkozan Ōbatake Kyokuho. In March 1929, she was formally appointed as Chikuzen Biwa Master. Regarding her koto playing, in December 1928, she received the title of Nihon Todō Daijudō (Grand Master Teacher of the Arts of Japan). She first began formal training in the shakuhachi in August 1917 under Tozan-ryū master Wakejima Yōzan of Okayama, and in January of 1919 was granted a certificate of completion for both the Shoden and Chuden courses of study. After Wakejima's death, she was transferred to Abe Kōzan, and after Abe moved to Tokyo in April of 1924, she became the student of Kurosawa Jōzan. Under Kurosawa, she completed the Okuden repertoire in November, 1925, and received her Kaiden certification in December of 1927. In February 1928, she became the first female student to pass the Tozan-ryū Jun-Shihan (Associate Instructor) examination, and was given the professional name of Mozan. In addition to teaching music, she maintained her hobbies in Ikebana and tea ceremony.
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| 別名 大畠 ヨシマ (Ōbatake Yoshima) |
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