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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matsukaze canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11749731 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matsukaze Context triple: [Zeami Motokiyo, notableWork, Matsukaze]
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A.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi is a city in Japan known for its location in Nara Prefecture and its historical and cultural ties to the ancient Yamato region.
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B.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi was a late-war Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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C.
Fubuki
Fubuki was a pioneering Japanese Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, noted for its advanced design and powerful armament that influenced destroyer construction worldwide.
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D.
Yamagumo
Yamagumo was a Japanese Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait, part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Naikaku
Naikaku is the Japanese term for the Cabinet, the executive branch of Japan’s national government headed by the Prime Minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matsukaze Target entity description: 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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A.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi is a city in Japan known for its location in Nara Prefecture and its historical and cultural ties to the ancient Yamato region.
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B.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi was a late-war Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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C.
Fubuki
Fubuki was a pioneering Japanese Fubuki-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, noted for its advanced design and powerful armament that influenced destroyer construction worldwide.
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D.
Yamagumo
Yamagumo was a Japanese Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait, part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Naikaku
Naikaku is the Japanese term for the Cabinet, the executive branch of Japan’s national government headed by the Prime Minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese classical drama
ⓘ
Noh play ⓘ |
| associatedArtForm | Noh chant and dance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ariwara no Yukihira
ⓘ
Suma shore ⓘ |
| author |
Zeami
ⓘ
linked to:
Zeami Motokiyo
|
| category | third-category Noh (kazura-mono, wig piece) ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Matsukaze is the elder sister
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Murasame is the younger sister ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Matsukaze ⓘ Murasame ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
prominent use of imagery of wind and pine trees ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | performed by major Noh schools in Japan ⓘ |
| period | Muromachi period ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
linked to:
Noh theatre
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution |
Zeami
ⓘ
linked to:
Zeami Motokiyo
|
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Subject: Matsukaze Description of subject: 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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