Toyotake Wakadayu
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Toyotake Wakadayû as seen in a Meiji period print
- Japanese: 豊竹 若太夫 (Toyotake Wakadayuu)
Toyotake Wakadayû was the founder of the Takemoto school of gidayû chanting and shamisen, a significant contribution to the development of ningyô jôruri (puppet theatre).
He was a student of Takemoto Gidayû, and the founder of the Takemoto-za theatre.
References
- Gallery labels, East-West Center.
