Sotoba Komachi
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Sotoba Komachi is a classical Noh play, traditionally attributed to Zeami Motokiyo, that portrays the legendary poet Ono no Komachi in her old age while exploring themes of beauty, impermanence, and spiritual salvation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese theatrical work
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Noh play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Zeami’s Komachi plays cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Zeami Motokiyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Legend of Ono no Komachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts | Ono no Komachi in old age ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus |
confrontation between worldly beauty and religious truth
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dialogue on poetry and faith ⓘ |
| dramaticType | mugen Noh (phantasmal Noh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
illusion versus reality
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karma and attachment ⓘ relationship between poetic genius and spiritual salvation ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
an old woman
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spirit of a former lover ⓘ two priests ⓘ |
| genre | Noh ⓘ |
| hasTitleMeaning | "Komachi at the Stupa" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mishima Yukio’s modern Noh play "Sotoba Komachi"
NERFINISHED
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modern Japanese theatre adaptations ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major classical Noh play about Ono no Komachi ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Komachi-mono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ono no Komachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| motif |
grave marker (sotoba)
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possession by a vengeful spirit ⓘ recollection of past love ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | performed by the five main Noh schools ⓘ |
| period | Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
former great beauty now living in poverty
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renowned waka poet ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Kyoto
NERFINISHED
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a temple precinct ⓘ |
| structure | two-act Noh play ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhist view of impermanence
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aging ⓘ beauty ⓘ impermanence ⓘ redemption ⓘ spiritual salvation ⓘ suffering ⓘ transience of beauty ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 15th century (approximate) ⓘ |
| titleElement | "sotoba" refers to a Buddhist stupa or grave post ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Zeami Motokiyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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