Zeami Motokiyo
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Zeami.
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Career
His career in Noh theater was supported by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.[1] After Yoshimitsu's death, the later Ashikaga shoguns were less supportive.
Sado Island
In 1434, Zeami was exiled to Sado Island. He returned only a few years before his death.[1]
Selected works
In a summary based on writings by and about Zeami, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 1,700+ works in 4,400+ publications in 40+ languages and 56,600+ library holdings. [2]
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- Kadensho, 1420-1430
- Hagoromo
- Shunkan
- Takasago
- Tadanori
- Kinuta
- Izutsu
Zeami Motokiyo Media
Zeami's "Kadensho, Fushikaden, Flowering Spirit", "The Flowering Spirit No. 7", a manuscript of the Kanze sect.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Zeami" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 1070-1071.
- ↑ WorldCat Identities: Zeami 1363-1443 ; retrieved 2012-6-8.