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*''Japanese'': 羽衣 ''(Hagoromo)''
''Hagoromo'' is a [[Noh]] play featuring a ''tennyo'' (often translated as Celestial Maiden) who leaves her feathered cloak (''hagoromo'') hanging the branch of a pine tree at the shore at [[Miho no Matsubara]] (today, [[Shizuoka prefecture]]) while bathing in the sea. A fisherman finds her, takes the cloak, and returns it in exchange for witnessing her dance.
The Celestial Maiden is played by the ''shite'' actor, and the fisherman by the ''waki'' actor. The play is considered a ''genzai Noh'', taking place in the current time of the setting, as opposed to involving spirits retelling or reenacting events of the past as in a ''mugen Noh'' play.
The earliest documentary mention of the play is in [[1524]]. It may derive from significant borrowings from the repertoire of [[Omi sarugaku|Ômi sarugaku]], a significant predecessor to Noh.<ref>Shelley Fenno Quinn, ''Developing Zeami'', University of Hawaii Press (2005), 49-54.</ref> The play was first adapted for the [[kabuki]] stage in [[1898]].<ref>"[http://www.kabuki21.com/kikugoro5.php Onoe Kikugorô V]," Kabuki21.com.</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
''Hagoromo'' is a [[Noh]] play featuring a ''tennyo'' (often translated as Celestial Maiden) who leaves her feathered cloak (''hagoromo'') hanging the branch of a pine tree at the shore at [[Miho no Matsubara]] (today, [[Shizuoka prefecture]]) while bathing in the sea. A fisherman finds her, takes the cloak, and returns it in exchange for witnessing her dance.
The Celestial Maiden is played by the ''shite'' actor, and the fisherman by the ''waki'' actor. The play is considered a ''genzai Noh'', taking place in the current time of the setting, as opposed to involving spirits retelling or reenacting events of the past as in a ''mugen Noh'' play.
The earliest documentary mention of the play is in [[1524]]. It may derive from significant borrowings from the repertoire of [[Omi sarugaku|Ômi sarugaku]], a significant predecessor to Noh.<ref>Shelley Fenno Quinn, ''Developing Zeami'', University of Hawaii Press (2005), 49-54.</ref> The play was first adapted for the [[kabuki]] stage in [[1898]].<ref>"[http://www.kabuki21.com/kikugoro5.php Onoe Kikugorô V]," Kabuki21.com.</ref>
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==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]