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‖ katsuramono|katˌsuraˈmono|
Also kazuramono.
[Jap., f. prec. + mono piece, play.]
One of the categories of Japanese Noh plays in which the chief character is female and the theme romantic. It is usually presented third in the sequence of five plays of different categories which makes up a performance of Noh. Also ellipt. katsura.
1916Fenollosa & Pound Noh 15 Kazura, or Onnamono, ‘wig-pieces’, or pieces for females, come third. Many think that any Kazura will do, but it must be a ‘female Kazura’, for after battle comes peace. 1932B. L. Suzuki Nōgaku 19 A romantic play (jo or katsuramono), in which the chief character is a woman and the chief motive love. 1948Introd. Classic Jap. Lit. 141 The regular kazuramono contains a jonomai, a dance consisting of five movements and a prelude. 1964W. G. Raffé Dict. Dance 353/2 They [sc. Noh plays] range..from romantic themes (katsuramono) to farce (kyogen). 1965W. Swaan Jap. Lantern xiii. 153 Katsura-mono or wig-plays consisting chiefly of posturing by a woman. |