Princess Seigen Sakura

Japanese: 清玄桜姫物 - せいげんさくらひめもの

A type of Kabuki, Kyogen, and Bunraku puppet theater. This group of works tells the story of Seigen, a monk at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, who becomes seduced by the beauty of Princess Sakura, becomes corrupted, and is killed, and his obsession with the princess continues to haunt her. The main scenes are "Kiyomizu-dera Temple Scene," in which Seigen falls in love with Princess Sakura while carrying a bucket and falls down the stone steps, and "Hermitage Scene," in which Seigen, in torn clothes and a torn hat, is killed. A representative example is "Kiyomizu Seigen Rokudo Meguri," written by Takeda Jizo and Namiki Osuke, which premiered in July 1762 (the 12th year of the Horeki era) at the Osaka Mimasu Daigoro Theater (the middle theater). Seigen, played by Nakamura Utaemon I, was so intense that it became the Nakamura family's family art and established the image of Seigen obsessed with love.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

歌舞伎狂言，人形浄瑠璃の一系統。清水寺の僧清玄が，桜姫の容色に迷い堕落して殺され，その執念が姫につきまとうという内容の作品群。手桶をさげた清玄が桜姫を見初めて石段から転げ落ちる〈清水寺の場〉や，破れ衣に破れ笠の姿になった清玄が殺される〈庵室の場〉が中心となる。代表的なものに1762年(宝暦12)7月大坂三枡大五郎座(中の芝居)で初演された竹田治蔵･並木翁輔作の《清水清玄六道巡（きよみずせいげんろくどうめぐり）》があり，初世中村歌右衛門の扮した清玄はものすごく，中村家の家の芸となるとともに，恋に執着する清玄像を確立した。

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