| Aoi no Ue | | 葵上 | | English title | Lady Aoi | | Written by | Zeami Motokiyo | | Category | 4th — miscellaneous | | Mood | mugen | | Style | geki | | Characters | shite Rokujo no Miyasudokoro (Maejite/Nochijite)
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wakizure Cour offical | | Place | Imperial Palace, Heian-kyō | | Time | Heian period | | Sources | Genji monogatari | | Schools | all | Aoi no Ue (葵上, Lady Aoi) is a Noh play written by Zeami Motokiyo based on an episode in the Tale of Genji and named for Lady Aoi, one of the novel's characters. It is an example of the fourth category of "miscellaneous" Noh plays. Zeami Motokiyo (世阿弥 元清; c. ...
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Genji Monogatari (源氏物語), frequently translated as The Tale of Genji, is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early 11th century, around the peak of the Heian period. ...
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Zeami Motokiyo (世阿弥 元清; c. ...
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語), frequently translated as The Tale of Genji, is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early 11th century, around the peak of the Heian period. ...
Background
Prince Genji, who was married to his wife Lady Aoi at a young age, has taken a mistress, Lady Rokujo. Lady Rokujo had been married to the crown prince, and had been next in line to become empress. The death of her husband robbed her of the chance to become empress and left her powerless. Lady Rokujo is a fictional character in The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari). ...
Following an episode in which she is humiliated in public by Lady Aoi, Rokujo is enraged to discover that Aoi is pregnant. Genji begins ignoring Rokujo, and in her jealousy her living spirit leaves her body and possesses Lady Aoi, resulting in Aoi's death.
Plot The play focuses on the exorcism of the living spirit of Lady Rokujo from the body of Lady Aoi.
The first woman to play the lead role in Aoi no Ue was Uzawa Hisa.
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