Hagoromo

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"Hagoromo" is a classic Noh play, traditionally attributed to Zeami Motokiyo, that tells the story of a celestial maiden whose feathered robe is borrowed by a fisherman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese theatrical work
Noh play
adaptedAs ballet
kabuki piece
modern theater works
associatedAuthor Zeami Motokiyo NERFINISHED
associatedWith Miho no Matsubara pine grove NERFINISHED
Suruga Bay NERFINISHED
costumeElement feather robe costume
countryOfOrigin Japan
culturalSignificance one of the most frequently performed Noh plays
dramaticStructure single-act Noh play
genre Noh NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeEnglishTitle The Feather Robe NERFINISHED
hasCharacterType shite
waki NERFINISHED
hasEnglishTitle The Feather Mantle NERFINISHED
influencedBy Buddhist aesthetics
Shinto beliefs NERFINISHED
inspired musical compositions based on the feather robe legend
visual artworks depicting celestial maidens
literaryTradition Japanese folklore
Noh repertoire
mainCharacter celestial maiden
fisherman
motif borrowed feather robe
celestial maiden
tennyo hagoromo legend
originalLanguage Japanese
partOf classical Noh canon
performanceElement chant
dance
hayashi musical ensemble
plotSummary A fisherman finds a celestial maiden’s feather robe and agrees to return it if she performs a dance
setting Miho no Matsubara NERFINISHED
settingCountry Japan NERFINISHED
shiteRole celestial maiden
theme beauty of celestial dance
impermanence
relationship between humans and the divine
timePeriodOfOrigin Muromachi period NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Japanese
traditionalAttribution Zeami Motokiyo NERFINISHED
wakiRole fisherman

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Zeami Motokiyo notableWork Hagoromo
Zeami Motokiyo wrote Hagoromo