- Henry Black (rakugoka)
Henry James Black (1858–1923) was a
kabuki actor andJapan 's only foreign-born rakugoka, or public storyteller, performing under the name nihongo|Kairakutei Black|快楽亭ブラック|Kairakutei Burakku. He was also known by the name Ishii Black (Nihongo2|石井貎刺屈). [Heinz and Miyoko, 133.] His father wasJ. R. Black , singer and publisher of several newspapers in Japan, including "The Far East". [Bennett, 146-149.]Notes
References
* Bennett, Terry. "Photography in Japan: 1853–1912" Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 2006. ISBN 0804836337 (hard)
* Heinz, Morioka, and Sasaki Miyoko. [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0027-0741%28198322%2938%3A2%3C133%3ATBSHBA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F "The Bue-Eyed Storyteller: Henry Black and His "Rakugo" Career"] . Accessed 4 January 2008. Originally appeared in "Monumenta Nipponica" Vol. 38, No. 2. (Summer, 1983).
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