Kan'ami and Ze'ami were favored by _________________________.

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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu favored Kan'ami and Ze'ami, the father-and-son masters of Noh theater.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Kan'ami Kiyotsugu (1333–1384) and his son Zeami Motokiyo (c.1363–c.1443) developed and formalized Noh (No) drama into a high art form in medieval Japan.
- The Muromachi period (Ashikaga shogunate, 1336–1573) saw powerful shoguns who were patrons of the arts; their support could elevate a theatrical form.
- Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358–1408), the third shogun of the Ashikaga line, is historically known for strong cultural patronage, including tea ceremony, architecture, and Noh theater.

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- Kan'ami gained prominence performing for aristocrats and was discovered and patronized by members of the shogunal court.
- Zeami learned from Kan'ami and refined dramatic theory and technique (including the concept of yugen, graceful profundity).
- Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, ruling during Zeami’s productive years, became a major patron: he invited Noh troupes to perform at his palace, commissioned works, and provided protection and status that allowed Zeami’s writings and plays to circulate.
- The shogun’s patronage institutionalized Noh, enabling it to become the classical dramatic form associated with elite culture.

3) Intermediate “steps” (historical evidence points)
- Kan'ami’s troupe performed before elite audiences; Zeami wrote treatises (e.g., Fushikaden) that circulated under Yoshimitsu’s era.
- Yoshimitsu’s patronage is recorded in chronicles and supported by the flourishing of Noh in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- Historical records and scholarship credit Ashikaga Yoshimitsu with favoring and patronizing Kan'ami and Ze'ami, which directly contributed to Noh’s elevation and preservation.

5) Why other options would be incorrect
- Other potentials (e.g., Ashikaga Takauji, Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu) are incorrect because Takauji preceded Kan'ami/Zeami’s prominence, while Nobunaga and Ieyasu were later figures whose patronage concerned different arts and periods; they did not play the documented formative role for Kan'ami and Ze'ami.

6) Conclusion
This explanation confirms the correct answer: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

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