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*''Born: [[1816]]/3/1''
*''Born: [[1816]]/3/1''
*''Died: [[1893]]/1/22''
*''Died: [[1893]]/1/22''
*''Japanese'': 河竹黙阿弥 ''(Kawatake Mokuami)''
*''Other Names'': 二世河竹新七 ''(nisei Kawatake Shinshichi)'', 其水 ''(Kisui)'', 古河黙阿弥 ''(Furukawa Mokuami)''
*''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.
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.
==References==
==References==
*Plaques at the former site of Mokuami's home.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8487702145/in/photostream/]
*Plaques at the former site of Mokuami's home.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8487702145/in/photostream/]
*Plaque at site of Kyôgen-zuka, in [[Mukojima Hyakkaen|Mukôjima Hyakkaen]].[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15110768536/sizes/l]
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[[Category:Bakumatsu]]