Uto

The main figure in Utô, as depicted in a 1920s print by Tsukioka Kôgyô

Not to be confused with Uto han.

• Japanese: 善知鳥 (Utou)

Utô is a Noh play about a fisherman who hunted utô birds (known as rhinoceros auklets in English), and who is now tormented by giant birds in the afterlife, as a result of the Buddhist laws against killing other beings. A significant portion of the play is taken up by the ghost's relating of his tale.

References

• Gallery labels, "Tsukioka Kôgyo: Selected works from the series 'One Hundred Noh Plays,'" Santa Barbara Museum of Art, February 2014.