Kanze Archives
About the Kanze Archives
Noh theater, established by Kan'ami and Zeami, was supported by patrons such as the shogunate and by the audience.WhileNoh has been passed down and developed to the present day by many Noh actors. At the core of this was the Kanze family, whose founder was Kan'ami and whose second patriarch was Zeami, in other words, the successive Kanze Tayu (masters of the Kanze school).
The Kanze dynasties, while preserving and passing down texts including Zeami's handwritten manuscripts, have also adapted to the changing times.
With his heart set on the future, he himself left behind texts, along with masks, costumes, and other items, creating a vast archive of the Kanze family.We have been working on this. This time, with the cooperation of Mr. Kiyokazu Kanze, the 26th head of the Kanze school, we are conducting research funded by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research.The project has been completed, and now the entire archive is open to the world through its publication on the web.It was.
We hope this will be an opportunity for the general public to learn about the Kanze Bunko Foundation and its World Heritage status.I hope for the further development of Noh theater.
Regarding database usage
The usage instructions are as follows:
(1) Enter any keyword in the search field. Click "Advanced Search" next to the "Search" button.
You can perform searches by specifying search criteria.
(2) Alternatively, click on the item you want to view from the "Subcollections".
(3) When you select a document you want to view from the search results list, the bibliographic details and images will be displayed.
(2) Alternatively, click on the item you want to view from the "Subcollections".
(3) When you select a document you want to view from the search results list, the bibliographic details and images will be displayed.
The materials are provided for on-screen viewing only; copying or printing of images is not permitted.
Please note the following points when using this service.
●The bibliographic information still contains formatting and content deficiencies, such as blank spaces and inconsistencies, and may also contain errors. We plan to gradually revise and expand it as the ongoing bibliographic survey progresses.
●A bibliographic survey of some of the materials held in the Kanze Collection has already been conducted by the Hosei University Noh Research Institute, led by Mr. Akira Omote, and the results have been compiled in the "Catalog of Documents Held by the Kanze Family (with explanatory notes)" (Kanze, April 1972 to February 1977).
The bibliographic information of the materials included in this collection was also used extensively as a reference in this database.
I would like to express my gratitude here.
The bibliographic information of the materials included in this collection was also used extensively as a reference in this database.
I would like to express my gratitude here.
●The materials are divided into those owned by the Kanze Bunko Foundation and those deposited with the Kanze family.
Regarding materials owned by the head family, we may refrain from publishing photographs or images from the perspective of managing the school.
Regarding the materials whose images are currently not being made public, we plan to review each one individually and gradually release them as much as possible.
Furthermore, for items such as modern published Noh librettos and general books that were deemed to have low material value unique to this archive, photographs were not taken from the beginning, and therefore, there are no corresponding images.
Regarding materials owned by the head family, we may refrain from publishing photographs or images from the perspective of managing the school.
Regarding the materials whose images are currently not being made public, we plan to review each one individually and gradually release them as much as possible.
Furthermore, for items such as modern published Noh librettos and general books that were deemed to have low material value unique to this archive, photographs were not taken from the beginning, and therefore, there are no corresponding images.
●If you wish to view materials that are not publicly available for academic research purposes, please contact the Kanze Bunko Foundation. Contact information:kanzebunko@kanze.net
■Regarding the use of images
●The copyright of the images belongs to the Kanze Bunko Foundation and the Kanze family. Please comply with copyright law when using them.
●This database may only be used for non-profit purposes related to research, education, or learning.
When presenting your findings, please clearly state that you used this database.
When presenting your findings, please clearly state that you used this database.
Unauthorized reproduction, modification, and redistribution of the contents of this database are prohibited.
●If you wish to reproduce or use the image data for publication, exhibition, broadcast, etc., you must apply to the Kanze Bunko Foundation in advance and obtain permission.
Contact: kanzebunko[at]kanze.net (Please replace [at] with @ in the address.)
Contact: kanzebunko[at]kanze.net (Please replace [at] with @ in the address.)
● You are free to link to the top page.
(However, this excludes links from pages that are for commercial purposes or that violate public order and morals.)
(However, this excludes links from pages that are for commercial purposes or that violate public order and morals.)
■Database Master
Supervised by: Shinpei Matsuoka
Edited by: Taro Yokoyama, Yusuke Takahashi
Bibliographic research and explanatory writing (in alphabetical order):
Yuriko Aoyagi, Fumio Amano, Takamitsu Ikai, Michifumi Isoda, Misato Ido, Ai Inoue, Fumie Eguchi, Satoru Ezaka, Takeo Ogawa,
Hiroshi Ochiai, Kenji Kobayashi, Kazumichi Sato, Izumi Takakuwa, Yusuke Takahashi, Mikio Takemoto, Kaoru Nakao, Akane Nagata,
Yukiko Nakatsuji, Yuka Hashiba, Asao Hashimoto, Atsuko Himeno, Shinpei Matsuoka, Keizo Miyamoto, Chiho Yanase, Reiko Yamanaka,
Taro Yokoyama (26 people in total. Participants in the survey since 2006)
■Database Publication Cooperation
Yukinae Yoshida (Information Technology Center, University of Tokyo)
■Production cooperation
Photography and image data processing: Kokusai Microphotography Co., Ltd.
Database creation: Rittel Co., Ltd.
■Copyright
The copyright holder of the entire database is the Komaba Museum, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, which is the implementing agency for the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research.
The copyright holder for each image file is the Kanze Bunko Foundation.
The copyright holder for each image file is the Kanze Bunko Foundation.
(Last updated: October 8, 2009. Written by: Taro Yokoyama)
