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Nō Stage Art Form

Type Object Region Japan Time c. 1370

Nō is a composite stage art developed in Kyoto during the Muromachi period, fusing dance, music, poetry, and masked performance;…

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  1. c. 1375–1443Kyoto · KyotoFather and son Kan'ami and Zeami, under the protection of shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, developed sarugaku into the yūgen and elegant nō, and wrote theoretical works such as Fūshikaden.
  2. c. 1541–1550Kyoto · KyotoBy the 1540s nō had differentiated into the Kanze, Hōshō, Kongō, Kōngō, and Kita schools, continuing to perform at the imperial palace and temples, sustaining the orthodoxy of Muromachi culture.

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