金春禅竹

2021.02.25

金春禅竹

Konparu Zenichi

From 1405 (Oei 1212) to 1470 (Bunmei 2)? .. he is a Noh actors and creators in the middle of the Muromachi period. The name is Ujinobu. Zenchiku is the legal name. He was the son-in-law of Zeami, a great Noh master, and was active in a wide range of areas, mainly in Nara, as a great performer of the Konparu style. He received numerous teach receiving guidance from Zeami, and himself wrote a lot of Noh book such as “Noh with Depending on the five sounds  ,” “Kabu- dance and song books”, “six-wheeled performer record”, “Akirayado Collection” . He is also highly regarded as a Noh author, and there are many elegant but quiet plays such as “Basho,” “Teika,” “You Kihi,” “Tamakuzu,” and “Koshio.” It is also reported that he provided various assistance to Zeami who was swept away by Sado in his later years, , and it is remembered that he was a deeply emotional person.