Konparu Zenpo

A Noh actor and Noh playwright of the late Muromachi period. A Tayu (master) of the Komparu school of shite. A grandson of Konparu Zenchiku, his real name was Hachiro Gen'an. Opposing the Kanze troupe, which was at its height thanks to the favor of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshitane, he gained the support of monks from Nara and expanded his influence into Yamato, before moving into Kyoto and holding the famous Awataguchi fundraising Noh in 1505 (Eisho 2). His works include "Arashiyama," "Touhou Saku," "Ikuta Atsumori," "Hatsuyuki," and "Ikkaku Sennin," which became the basis for the kabuki play "Narukami," and all of them are distinctive Noh plays. His books include "Moutan Shichinsho" and "Hogoura Nosho," and his art-related books include "Zenho Zoutan." These are valuable sources that convey the reality of performance.

[Masuda Shozo]

"Konparu Kodensho Collection" edited by Akira Omote and Masayoshi Ito (1968, Wanya Shoten)

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室町後期の能役者、能作者。シテ方金春流の大夫(たゆう)。金春禅竹の孫で、実名は八郎元安。将軍足利義稙(あしかがよしたね)のひいきにより全盛を誇る観世座(かんぜざ)に対抗し、奈良の衆徒の後援を得て大和(やまと)に勢力を伸ばし、京都に進出して1505年（永正2）有名な粟田口(あわたぐち)の勧進能ほかを催している。作品に『嵐山(あらしやま)』『東方朔(とうぼうさく)』『生田敦盛(いくたあつもり)』『初雪』や、歌舞伎(かぶき)の『鳴神(なるかみ)』の原典となった『一角仙人(いっかくせんにん)』などがあるが、いずれも特色ある能である。著書に『毛端私珍抄(もうたんしちんしょう)』『反故裏之書(ほごうらのしょ)』、芸談に『禅鳳雑談(ぞうたん)』など。演出の実態を伝える資料として貴重である。

［増田正造］

『表章・伊藤正義編『金春古伝書集成』（1968・わんや書店）』

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