Screen Captures of Fuan 4 DVD set of Archival Videos

Screen captures from the 4 DVD set of videos produced by Soshin heir Genshin Sakai from the 1980's and 1990's.  Available at the Hogaku Journal,  this impressive set of Taizan honkyoku in an archival transfer, edit and design DVD set.   Fuan's playing has a warm and generous spirit,  with excellent sound.  The image quality for the 25 year or so old video material is better than expected.
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Many students found Fuan to be a Master of gentle, supportive instruction of the shakuhachi discipline.  Fuan was appointed the 40th kansu (president) of the Myoan Temple Taizan School In Kyoto in October 1976.

92 years old; strong and sensitive playing.

Photos from Itcho-ken

Tsunoda Rogetsu 1951; Ichoken Temple




Tsunoda Rogetsu; 2nd from right, bottom row.  Student of Higuchi Taizan, teacher of Watazumi. 
Left to right, front to back:
①磯一光の母(mother of Iso Ikko)
②磯一光(Icchoken 20th)
③磯施行(Segyo 19th Ikko's father)
④津野田露月(Tsunoda Rogetsu = teacher of Ikko)
⑤一光の弟(brother of Ikko)
⑥一光の姉(elder sister)
⑦一光の妹(younger sister)
rebuild Icchoken 1951 Iso invite teacher Rogetsu
move now in Saikoji Temple since 1957
Icchoken 21th 磯譲山玄定Iso Jozan Genjo(Ikko's husband)
22th 一潮玄明Iccho Genmyo(their son)                                  Information provided by Yushin, thanks!

Icchoken is a name of Fuke sect Komuso temple which is located in Hakata. During the Kanei era (1624-1643), Ichio from Kyoto, Myoan Temple came down to Hakata and started his Komuso life in Entsu temple which at the time did not have a priest. Since then, Icchoken has become the first Komuso temple in Chikuzen (Northern Kyushu).

During the time of Ikku Ⅴ, he asked the domain for an estate in Yaguramon (Gion) and named it “Entsuji Icchoken” which was later renamed “Fumonzan Icchoken.” In the 4th year of the Meiji era (fiscal year 1871), Icchoken could not be spared from the abolishment of Fuke sect. However, Icchoken revived in Daijojimaecho (Reizen) in the 26th year of the Showa era (1951), which was then moved to Saiko Temple in a sub-temple of Rinzaishu Myoshinji sect, Shofukuji.

In the main hall, we have enshrined a statue of the patriarch of Fuke sect “Fukezenji*” and a statue of Komuso “Kusunoki Masakatsu”. Although Fuke sect had vanished from the public, its tradition has been inherited and it has been designated as an intangible cultural heritage of Fukuoka with the name of “Icchoken Denhocchiku” (Komuso’s shakuhachi that has been handed down to Icchoken) since the 40th year of Showa.

Icchoken is a name of Fuke sect Komuso temple which is located in Hakata. During the Kanei era (1624-1643), Ichio from Kyoto, Myoan Temple came down to Hakata and started his Komuso life in Entsu temple which at the time did not have a priest. Since then, Icchoken has become the first Komuso temple in Chikuzen (Northern Kyushu).

During the time of Ikku Ⅴ, he asked the domain for an estate in Yaguramon (Gion) and named it “Entsuji Icchoken” which was later renamed “Fumonzan Icchoken.” In the 4th year of the Meiji era (fiscal year 1871), Icchoken could not be spared from the abolishment of Fuke sect. However, Icchoken revived in Daijojimaecho (Reizen) in the 26th year of the Showa era (1951), which was then moved to Saiko Temple in a sub-temple of Rinzaishu Myoshinji sect, Shofukuji.

In the main hall, we have enshrined a statue of the patriarch of Fuke sect “Fukezenji*” and a statue of Komuso “Kusunoki Masakatsu”. Although Fuke sect had vanished from the public, its tradition has been inherited and it has been designated as an intangible cultural heritage of Fukuoka with the name of “Icchoken Denhocchiku” (Komuso’s shakuhachi that has been handed down to Icchoken) since the 40th year of Showa.