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*''Born: [[1816]]/3/1''
*''Died: [[1893]]/1/22''
*''Japanese'': 河竹黙阿弥 ''(Kawatake Mokuami)''
Kawatake Mokuami was a prominent [[kabuki]] playwright of the [[Bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]]s, and one of the most celebrated kabuki playwrights today. He is known chiefly for ''shiranamimono'' (stories of charming thieves) and other ''[[kizewamono]]'' (a type of play set in low-class contemporary settings, focusing on gamblers and thieves). Roughly 360 of his works survive today; many are still performed today, with [[Benten Kozo|Benten Kozô]] ([[1862]]) being the most famous.
For much of his life, he lived and worked in the [[Asakusa]] neighborhood, a few blocks from [[Senso-ji|Sensô-ji]]. Today, statues of the chief characters of the play ''Benten Kozô'' can be seen on that street corner.
Other works by Mokuami include ''[[Keian Taiheiki]]'' ([[1870]]), and ''[[Gosannen Oshu Gunki|Gosannen Ôshû Gunki]]'', written specially for the [[1879]] visit of [[Ulysses S. Grant]] to Tokyo.
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==References==
*Plaques at the former site of Mokuami's home.
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Died: [[1893]]/1/22''
*''Japanese'': 河竹黙阿弥 ''(Kawatake Mokuami)''
Kawatake Mokuami was a prominent [[kabuki]] playwright of the [[Bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]]s, and one of the most celebrated kabuki playwrights today. He is known chiefly for ''shiranamimono'' (stories of charming thieves) and other ''[[kizewamono]]'' (a type of play set in low-class contemporary settings, focusing on gamblers and thieves). Roughly 360 of his works survive today; many are still performed today, with [[Benten Kozo|Benten Kozô]] ([[1862]]) being the most famous.
For much of his life, he lived and worked in the [[Asakusa]] neighborhood, a few blocks from [[Senso-ji|Sensô-ji]]. Today, statues of the chief characters of the play ''Benten Kozô'' can be seen on that street corner.
Other works by Mokuami include ''[[Keian Taiheiki]]'' ([[1870]]), and ''[[Gosannen Oshu Gunki|Gosannen Ôshû Gunki]]'', written specially for the [[1879]] visit of [[Ulysses S. Grant]] to Tokyo.
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==References==
*Plaques at the former site of Mokuami's home.
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]