《Ayamegusa》 - Ayamegusa

Japanese: 《あやめぐさ》 - あやめぐさ

…It is also called the Seven Books of the Yuka. It contains seven books: One Hundred Rules of the Stage, Geikagami, Ayamegusa, Nijinshu Volumes 1 and 2, Zoku Mijinshu, Kengaishu, and Sadojima Nikki. It also includes an appendix, Mikatsu Bon Kyogen Geihinjo, which lists the performance reviews of the Bon Kyogen of that year by rank. Of these, Ayamegusa, Mijinshu, Kengaishu, and Sadojima Nikki are presumably made using blocks from previously published books, while the others are newly printed. …

From [Yoshizawa Ayame]

…He excelled in the art of dance rather than in the way of movement, and endeavored to express the true feelings of a woman, which contributed greatly to the development of realistic art in Kabuki. His collection of talks on the art in his later years, Ayamegusa, became a valuable document explaining the principles of a female actor. (2) II (1702-1754, Genroku 15-Hōreki 4): The eldest son of the first. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈優家七部書〉とも呼ばれる。《舞台百ヶ条》《芸鑑（げいかがみ）》《あやめぐさ》《耳塵集（にじんしゆう）上下》《続耳塵集》《賢外集》《佐渡嶋日記》の7部の書に，付録としてこの年の盆狂言の芸評を位付で示した《三ヶ津盆狂言芸品定》を添える。このうち《あやめぐさ》《耳塵集》《賢外集》《佐渡嶋日記》は既刊本の板木を用い，他は新たに版をおこしたものと推定されている。…