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Manzai is held in the Matsuyama area of ​​Ehime Prefecture. It is made up of about 10 people, including the tayu, saizō, jiromatsu, and dancers, and they perform a group dance in a horizontal formation accompanied by the tayu's words and songs, drums, shamisen, and clappers. The costumes are very showy, with folded hoods sewn with gold and silver threads and mirror pieces and glass beads attached, women's long undergarments with colored sashes, and long skirt-like hakama. It is said that the origin of the dance is that it was brought from Kamigata when the founder of the domain was transferred from Kuwana during the Kan'ei era (1624-1644), but judging from the style of the performance, it seems that it was created by adding the art of Gannenbo. The Saizō dance is performed at the beginning and end of the piece, and in between songs, there are songs such as "Hashirazukushi," "Bunenodori," and "Yoshitsune Senbonzakura." The "Matsuzukushi," which uses many fans to represent old pine trees, is famous, and skits are also performed.

[Masahiro Nishikado]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

愛媛県の松山市一帯に行われている万歳。構成は太夫(たゆう)、才蔵、次郎松(じろまつ)、踊子など10名ほどで、太夫の詞(ことば)・唄(うた)、太鼓、三味線、拍子木によって横隊形式の集団舞踊を演じる。服装は金糸銀糸の縫い取りに鏡片やガラス玉を取り付けた折頭巾(おりずきん)、女物の長襦袢(ながじゅばん)に色襷(いろだすき)、ロングスカート状の袴(はかま)といったはでなものである。由来では、寛永(かんえい)年間（1624～44）に藩祖が桑名(くわな)から転封の際上方(かみがた)の万歳が伝わったものというが、芸態からして願念坊(がんねんぼう)の芸が加味されて成立したものだろう。始めと終わりと、曲の間あいだに才蔵踊が踊られるが、「柱づくし」「豊年踊」「義経(よしつね)千本桜」などの曲がある。たくさんの扇を使って老松(おいまつ)を表す「松づくし」は有名であり、寸劇も演じる。

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