Himekiri of Uji - Himekiri of Uji

Japanese: 宇治の姫切 - うじのひめきり

The title of an old joruri piece. Published in 1658 (Meireki 4). Edo Izumidayu Shogen. Written by Oka Seibei Shigetoshi. Six sections. The oldest extant Kinpira joruri. The first section is based on the tales of the Four Heavenly Kings' bravery and the legend of Hashihime of Uji, which can be found in war chronicles, tales, and Noh songs, and the title of the piece comes from this section. The second section and onwards are about the suppression of a rebellion by Mushadokoro Yorichika of Yura. This work was written by the generation of the Four Heavenly Kings, and there are many immature aspects as a Kinpira piece, but it already has the elements of defeating the transformation (henge) of the head of the Genji clan and his retainers, and suppressing the rebellion.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

古浄瑠璃の曲名。1658年(明暦4)刊。江戸和泉太夫正本。岡清兵衛重俊作。六段。現存正本最古の金平（きんぴら）浄瑠璃。初段は戦記物や説話，謡曲などに見られる四天王の武勇譚と宇治の橋姫の伝説を下敷きとしたもので，曲名はこの段に由来する。二段目以下は由良の武者所頼親の謀反の征討が主題である。この作品は親四天王の世代で，金平物としては未熟な面も多いが，源氏の棟梁と家臣たちの変化（へんげ）退治，謀反征伐という要件はすでに備わっている。

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