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The Maiden's Colorful Fan

(極彩色娘扇) (Gokusaishiki musume ōgi)

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First Staged: 1760
Reference: Hironaga, Shūzaburō, The Bunraku Handbook (Tokyo: Maison des Arts, 1976); Bunraku September 1972 Performance Program

Written By: Chikamatsu Hanji (近松半二) , Kitamado Goichi (北窓後一) , Takemoto Saburobei (竹本三郎兵衛) , Miyoshi Shōraku (三好松洛)

Performances:

• September 1972: The Maiden's Colorful Fan
• July 1977 Asahiza: The Maiden's Colorful Fan

Kashira:

• Fukeoyama (老女形)
• Kenbishi (検非違使)
• Otoko koyaku (男子役)
• Darasuke (陀羅助)
• Hagataki (端敵)
• Kodanshichi (小団七)

Characters:

• Hyosuke's mother (母お幸)
• Hyosuke (寺子屋兵助)
• Fudematsu (伜筆松)
• Otsuru, Tobei's wife (女房おつる)
• Ohaya (手習子お早)
• Ohana (手習子お花)
• Omaki, Hyosuke's wife (女房お牧)
• Gambei (兄眼兵衛)
• Dampachi (手代段八)
• Tobei (朝日奈藤兵衛)
• School children (手習子)

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