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Chōnyu RAKU (Kichizaemon RAKU, The 7th) / 楽 長入(7代 樂 吉左衛門)

1714 (Shōtoku 4) - 1770 (Meiwa 7)  

Born as the eldest son of Sainu, he took the name of the seventh-generation Yoshizaemon in the 13th year of Kyōhō (1728). In the 12th year of Hōreki (1762), he shaved his head and retired, adopting the name of Chōnyū.