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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Sotoba Komachi canonical 2

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

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Zeami Motokiyo → notableWork → Sotoba Komachi ⓘ
Zeami Motokiyo → wrote → Sotoba Komachi ⓘ