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Vertical page of handwritten Japanese text from a manuscript copy of Zeami’s Fūshi Kaden

Zeami Motokiyo

Zeami Motokiyo was a Noh actor, playwright, troupe leader, and theorist whose plays and treatises shaped the transmission of Noh.

Painted Noh performer in an elaborate costume beneath bamboo

Yūgen

Yūgen is a medieval aesthetic term for profound, elusive beauty conveyed through suggestion, overtones, restraint, and imaginative depth.

Wooden Noh stage with a painted pine backdrop and bridgeway

Noh

Noh is a classical Japanese masked dance-drama built from chant, instrumental music, highly controlled movement, and a repertory transmitted through hereditary schools.