Atsumori
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Atsumori is a classical Noh play that dramatizes the tragic death and lingering spirit of the young warrior Taira no Atsumori during the Genpei War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Noh play ⓘ |
| alternateNameOfCharacter | Renshō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Taira clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | death of Taira no Atsumori ⓘ |
| battleDepicted | Battle of Ichi-no-Tani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| categoryInNoh | shura-mono (warrior play) ⓘ |
| centralEvent | killing of Atsumori by Kumagai ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice | mugen Noh (dream-vision) structure ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus |
Atsumori’s attachment to life
ⓘ
Kumagai’s remorse ⓘ |
| ending | Atsumori attains peace through prayer ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterAsGhost | Taira no Atsumori GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterAsMonk | Kumagai Naozane GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre | Noh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorus | yes ⓘ |
| hasShiteRole | ghost of Taira no Atsumori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWakiRole | Renshō (Kumagai Naozane as monk) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Genpei War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Japanese literature
ⓘ
Japanese theatre ⓘ modern adaptations of Genpei War stories ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Genpei Jōsuiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heike Monogatari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kumagai Naozane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taira no Atsumori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
recitation of the Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
warrior’s helmet and flute ⓘ |
| opposedClan | Minamoto clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| performanceTradition |
Hōshō school of Noh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanze school of Noh NERFINISHED ⓘ Kita school of Noh NERFINISHED ⓘ Komparu school of Noh NERFINISHED ⓘ Kongō school of Noh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | Muromachi period (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| religiousFramework |
Buddhist concept of rebirth
ⓘ
Pure Land Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Suma Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | two-act Noh play ⓘ |
| symbol |
Atsumori’s flute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
waves at Suma Bay ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhist salvation
ⓘ
karma and atonement ⓘ lingering spirits ⓘ transience of life ⓘ war and repentance ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | late Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.