Shunkan (Kikaigashima)

ShunkwanEdwards, Osman（1901）Japanese Plays and Playfellows, Heinemann, London [EN]

46The story of Shunkwan, however, was quite devoid of spectacular appeal.
47An imperial messenger arrives from Kyoto with a letter from the daughter of Shunkwan, announcing that the Son of Heaven, Lord of the Land of the Rising Sun, has been graciously pleased to recall his erring subjects, pardoning their offences and inviting their prayers for an expected heir to the throne.
47Yasugori and Moritsune will be taken, but he, Shunkwan, must be left.
48The part of Shunkwan was played by Mr. Umewaka himself with much pathos, depending entirely on tone, carriage, and gesture, since all facial expression is barred by the strict convention of playing the No in masks.

Bénazet, Alexandre（1901）Le théâtre au Japon: ses rapports avec les cultes locaux, Leroux, Paris [FR]

Waley, Arthur（1921）The Nō Plays of Japan, Tuttle (Allen & Unwin 1976), Tokyo; Rutland, Vermont; Singapore [EN]

xxxiZen denied the existence of Good and Evil, and was sometimes regarded as a dangerous sophistry by pious Buddhists of other sects, as, for example, in the story of Shunkwan (seep. 207) and in The Hoka Priests (seep. 143), where the murderer’s interest in Zen doctrines is, I think, definitely regarded as a discreditable weakness and is represented as the cause of his undoing.

Ikenouchi, Nobuyoshi（1925）Explanations of Nō plays: a vade mecum for spectators of Nō plays, Nōgakukai, Tokyo [EN]

24 -25Hachinoki, Hashibenkei, Hо̄kazо̄, Dо̄jо̄ji, Tо̄ru, Okina, Kayoigomachi, Kantan, Kagekiyo, Yoroboshi, Tsuchigumo, Nakamitsu, Utо̄, Kurozuka, Kuzu, Kumasaka, Yamauba, Yо̄rо̄, Matsukaze, Funa-Benkei, Fujito, Kokaji, Aoino-ue, Ataka, Ama, Midare, Shichiki-ochi, Shakkyо̄, Shunkwan, Shо̄zon, Mochizuki, Sesshо̄seki, Semimaru, Sumidagawa – 35 in all.

Nogami, Toyoichirō（1934）Japanese Noh Plays: How to See them, Board of Tourist Industry, Tokyo [EN]

46Examples of this kind are Aridо̄shi, Kan-yо̄-kyū (The Kan-yо̄ Palace), Yuya, Matsukaze, Hyakuman (The Mother Hyakuman at Saga), Sotoba-Komachi (Komachi on a Stupa), Jinen-koji, Kagekiyo, Shunkwan, Ataka and so forth.

SyunkanNogami, Toyoichirō（1934）Japanese Noh Plays: How to See them, Board of Tourist Industry, Tokyo [EN]

46Examples of this kind are Aridōsi, Kan-yō-kyū (The Kan-yō Palace), Yuya, Matukaze, Hyakuman (The Mother Hyakuman at Saga), Sotoba-Komati (Komati on a Stupa), Zinen-kozi, Kagekiyo, Syunkan, Ataka and so forth.
60Syunkan (Syunkan in Exile)

ShunwkanEdwards, Osman（1901）Japanese Plays and Playfellows, Heinemann, London [EN]

46A glance at the programme gave assurance of prolonged and varied entertainment, since no less than five religious plays and three kiyōgen (lit. mad words), or farcical interludes, were announced in the following order: 1. Shunkwan, the High-Priest in Exile. 2. Koi no Omone, the Burden of Love. 3. Aoi no Uye, the Sick Wife. 4. Funa Benkei, Benkei at Sea. 5. Tsuchigumo, the Earth-Spider.
46The story of Shunkwan, however, was quite devoid of spectacular appeal.

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