"Okinamen" - Okinamen

… According to Zeami's writings, in the early Muromachi period, it was common to omit the "Choi" except for special Shinto Noh plays, but the original name was retained, rather than being called "Shiki Niban." In the Niban, "Okina" was also called "Okinamen" in the old days. Furthermore, "Sanban Sarugaku" was later abbreviated to "Sanban Sau," and the characters came to be written as "Sanbasou" or "Sanban San." …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…世阿弥の著書によれば，室町時代初期には，特殊な神事能以外は《父尉》を省くのが常態となっていたことがわかるが，〈式二番〉とは呼ばずに，もとの名称を引き継いでいた。二番のうち《翁》は古くは《翁面（おきなめん）》とも称した。また《三番猿楽》はのちに〈三番サウ〉と略され，文字も〈三番叟〉または〈三番三〉と書かれるようになった。…

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