Ashikaga Yoshimitsu: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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Although Yoshimitsu retired in 1394 and his son was confirmed as the fourth shogun [[Ashikaga Yoshimochi]], the old shogun did not abandon any of his powers. Yoshimitsu continued to maintain authority over the shogunate until his death.<ref name="titsingh325">Titsingh, {{Google books|18oNAAAAIAAJ|p. 325.|page=325}}</ref>

Yoshimitsu also played a major role in the genesis of Noh theatre, as the patron of [[Zeami Motokiyo]], the actor considered to be Noh's founder. His close relationship with Zeami was not only based on his appreciation of Zeami's aesthetic sensibilities but also on the fact that Yoshimitu, known as an enthusiastic practitioner of Shudo, or Samurai [[Homosexuality in Japan#Military same-sex love|pederasty]], was infatuated with the young Zeami and took the young man as his lover.

Yoshimitsu died suddenly in 1408<ref name="titsingh325"/> at age 50.<ref>Turnbull, [https://books.google.com/books?id=EfevtkR8pJkC&pg=PA31 p. 32.]</ref> After his death, his retirement villa (near Kyoto) became [[Rokuon-ji]], which today is famous for its three-storied, gold-leaf covered reliquary known as "Kinkaku". So famous is this single structure, in fact, that the entire temple itself is often identified as the [[Kinkaku-ji]], the Temple of the Golden Pavilion. A statue of Yoshimitsu is found there today.<ref>Pier, Garrett. (1915). {{Google books|3wBDAAAAIAAJ|''Temple Treasures of Japan,'' pp. 228–237.|page=228}}</ref>