Matsukaze
E948831
Matsukaze is a classic Noh play, traditionally attributed to Zeami, that poignantly depicts the lingering spirits of two salt-making sisters yearning for their lost lover.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese classical drama
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Noh play ⓘ |
| associatedArtForm | Noh chant and dance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ariwara no Yukihira
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Suma shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Zeami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | third-category Noh (kazura-mono, wig piece) ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Matsukaze is the elder sister
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Murasame is the younger sister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | ghosts of women ⓘ |
| climax | dance expressing Matsukaze’s madness of love ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | one of the most famous Noh plays ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
revelation that village women are ghosts
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traveling priest as waki character ⓘ |
| features | lingering spirits of two salt-making sisters ⓘ |
| genre |
dream Noh
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mugen Noh ⓘ |
| influence | inspired later Japanese literary and theatrical works ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryQuality | celebrated for lyrical expression of mono no aware ⓘ |
| literarySource | legend of Ariwara no Yukihira at Suma ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ariwara no Yukihira
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Matsukaze NERFINISHED ⓘ Murasame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maskType | performed with young-woman Noh masks for the sisters ⓘ |
| monoNoAware | evokes pathos of transience through unfulfilled love ⓘ |
| music | accompanied by traditional Noh hayashi ensemble ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
highly poetic language
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prominent use of imagery of wind and pine trees ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | performed by major Noh schools in Japan ⓘ |
| period | Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A traveling priest encounters the ghosts of two salt-making sisters who still yearn for their former lover Ariwara no Yukihira at Suma Bay. ⓘ |
| relatedWork | plays about Ariwara no Yukihira and Suma in other genres ⓘ |
| resolution | ghosts fade with the coming of dawn ⓘ |
| setting |
Suma Bay
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Suma, near present-day Kobe ⓘ |
| structure | two-act Noh play ⓘ |
| symbol |
pine tree at Suma representing enduring attachment
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salt-making as symbol of ceaseless longing ⓘ |
| theatricalForm | Noh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhist concept of non-attachment
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attachment and impermanence ⓘ longing for a lost lover ⓘ love and separation ⓘ memory and obsession ⓘ |
| titleInJapanese | 松風 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Zeami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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