"The Tale of Ichijo Okura"

...These parts show the characteristic features of Bunkodo, such as the calm and deep emotion and the pure and lovely expression of sorrow, and the historical significance of this work lies in the fact that it is a transitional piece from the period when the essence of Joruri was being formed to the later period when technical development took place. In Kabuki, along with "The Chrysanthemum Field" and "The Inner Garden," "Okurakyo-yakata" is often performed as "Ichijo Okura-tan (Story)." [Yokoyama Tadashi]...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Ichijo Okuratan" are listed below.

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…これらの部分に見られる落ちついた深い情緒，純粋で可憐な悲哀表現など文耕堂の特徴をよく示すことと，浄瑠璃の本質形成時代から後期の技巧展開時代に至る過渡期の作品であるところに本作の史的意義があったといえよう。歌舞伎では，〈菊畑〉〈奥庭〉とともに，〈大蔵卿館〉が《一条大蔵譚（ものがたり）》としてよく上演される。【横山 正】。…

※「《一条大蔵譚》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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