Lord Sadanobu was a minister at the Heian court in the first half of the tenth century. The 13th-century book Okagami tells the story of how one evening, as he was hurrying to a meeting at the imperial palace, he felt something grab the end of his...
Lord Sadanobu was a minister at the Heian court in the first half of the tenth century. The 13th-century book Okagami tells the story of how one evening, as he was hurrying to a meeting at the imperial palace, he felt something grab the end of his...
women; men (male humans); kimonos; children (people by age group); trees; interior spaces; fusuma; kettles (vessels)
In the kabuki play "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi," Kyôgoku no Takumi kills his master Yoshioka Ichimisai and his master's daughter Okiku. His daughter Osono searches for her father's killer, but he has changed his name and gone into hiding....
Single Built Works; gardens; bridges (built works); women; men (male humans); kimonos; hairstyles; hair ornaments; helmets; swords; halberds
Yaegaki-hime dances at center holding the sacred helmet known as the Suwa hossho or "Suwa's unchanging essence," given by the kami or deities of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture to the Takeda clan. In the kabuki theater repertoire, this is considered...
