Flowers of Edo
Eighteenth-Century Kabuki and Its Patrons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14806830 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Andrew Gerstle (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 52 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0742-5457 • E-ISSN: 1527-2109 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1124436 |
| OpenAlex | W2318283333 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
At Tokyo's National Theatre, kabuki plays conceived and premiered during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are performed today, yet the audience's experience is radically different from that of the period before 1868. Patrons of kabuki in Edo (Tokyo) in 1770 would not have felt comfortable at all in having their theatre so close to the seat of government (in view of the Diet and Imperial Palace and next to the Supreme Court) nor would they have enjoyed the quiet, almost solemn atmosphere or the ban on eating and drinking in their seats. In short, they would be bored to tears at the exalted National Theatre with its posh furnishings. They would feel a bit more comfortable at the Kabuki-za perhaps or would have at the old Shinbashi Enbuj6 Theatre recently demolished. If they wanted to get closer to eighteenth-century kabuki, they would have to leave Tokyo altogether and travel to the Naka-za in Osaka's Dotonbori district or the Minami-za in Kyoto during the face-showing (kaomise) performance in December. Still they would be bored by the stiffness of the audience and performance. They would not be part of the show. It would not be a festival
Ancient history · Art · Kabuki · Visual arts · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Japanese History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2021 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |