Okina

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Okina is a figure originating in sarugaku and noh performances, merged with Matarajin during the Muromachi period. The word okina means old man, but in the context of these performing arts it designates a specific mask, play and deity.

When

First attested
1336 CE
Attested period
1336 – 1573
Historical notes
Documented from the Muromachi period (1336–1573).

Relationships

syncretized with
Matarajin, Shukujin

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“During the Muromachi period, Matarajin came to be merged with Okina (翁), a figure originating in sarugaku and noh performances. The word okina means old man, but in the context of these performing arts it designates a specific mask, play and deity.”

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