style of kusemai, is known to have been created sometime in the Muromachi Period and has been passed down to the present day. References Encyclopædia Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD, article- "Kan'ami" "The Structure of Kusemai" [Qu] [wu] P. G. O'Neill, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 21, No. 1/3 (1958), pp. 100–110 Araki, James T. (1964). "The Ballad-Drama of Medieval Japan. Los Angeles: University of California Press. 「舞舞」「舞々」の呼称も確認されている。「口宣舞」の表記もある。高山（2004）など Takayama, Shigeru. (2004). "Kusemai." Shogakkan Nihon Daikyakkuka Zenshuu. Tokyo: Shogakkan. . Performing arts in Japan