| Piece Name |
Meiboku sendai hagi |
| Piece Alternate Name |
The trouble in the Date household
(Translation) ,
The Precious Incense and Autumn Flowers of Sendai
(Translation) |
| Creation Date |
1785 |
| Associated Performing Art(s) |
Puppetry, Kabuki |
| Associated Movement |
jidaimono (historical play) |
| Language(s) of Creation |
Japanese |
| Notes |
Matsu Kanshi, Takahashi Mohei, and Yoshida Kadomaru playwrights. First performed at the Yukiza Theatre in Edo in 1785. One of several drama versions of the scandal concerning inheritance in the Date (pronounced "Da-tay") in Sendai, which occurred in the middle of the 17th century. |
| Piece Published in |
Kabuki Plays on Stage Volume 2: Villainy and Vengeance, 1773-1799(48) |