Okansen Dance - Okansen Dance

This was a performing art that was held on a special stage within Shuri Castle to welcome the investiture envoys who came to Ryukyu as envoys from the Chinese emperor during the Ryukyu Dynasty. It was performed 22 times between 1404 (Oei 11) and 1866 (Keio 2). There are no documents from before 1543 (Tenbun 12), so it is unknown, but from after that it can be found in the Shiroku, a record compiled by the investiture envoys, which gives an idea of ​​what it was like at the time. In the old days, it was often a group dance form performed by young children, and it was only after 1719 (Kyoho 4) that kumiodori and haodori were added, when Tamagusuku Chokun became the dance magistrate.

[Ichiro Touma]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

琉球(りゅうきゅう)王朝時代に中国皇帝の使者として来琉した冊封使(さくほうし)一行を歓待するために、首里城内の特設舞台で催された芸能。1404年（応永11）から1866年（慶応2）の間に22回演じられている。1543年（天文12）以前のものは文献がなくて不明であるが、それ以降は冊封使のまとめた『使録』にみられ、当時のようすが把握できる。古いころは小童による群舞形式が多く、組踊(くみおどり)や端踊(はおどり)が加わったのは1719年（享保4）以降で、玉城朝薫(たまぐすくちょうくん)が踊奉行(ぶぎょう)になってからである。

［當間一郎］

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