Wayang Golek (English spelling)

Japanese: wayang golek(英語表記)wayanggolek
Wayang Golek (English spelling)

...Today, this is also in a state of deep decline, and is only continued by about two dalangs in Central Java. Plays using puppets are called wayang golek. They were invented after the 18th century under the influence of Chinese finger puppets, and there are two types: one based on the "Tales of Menak" (of Persian origin) in Central Java, and one based on two great Indian epics in West Java, centered around Bandung.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "wayang golek" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これも今日では衰退の極にあり,中部ジャワの2人ほどのダランによって継承されるだけである。 でく人形による芝居はワヤン・ゴレwayang golekと呼ばれる。これは18世紀以降,中国の指人形の影響下に創案されたもので,中部ジャワにおける《メナク物語》(ペルシアに由来する)をとるものと,バンドンを中心とする西部ジャワにおけるインドの二大叙事詩を素材とするものの2種がある。…

※「wayang golek」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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