Picture root - Eirinehon

Japanese: 絵入根本 - えいりねほん

[noun] A kabuki script with woodblock prints and illustrations, printed on half-sized paper, published mainly in Kyoto and Osaka during the Edo period, especially from around the An'ei-Tenmei era ( 1772-89 ) to the Bunka, Bunsei, and Tenpo eras ( 1804-44 ) at their height. It includes stage maps and portraits of the actors, and is more like a reading material than a faithful introduction to the play.

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Japanese:

〘名〙江戸時代、特に安永～天明年間（一七七二‐八九）頃から、文化・文政・天保年間（一八〇四‐四四）を最盛期に、京坂を中心に刊行された木版、さし絵入りで、半紙版の歌舞伎脚本。舞台図や役者の似顔絵がはいり、劇の忠実な紹介というよりは読み物的な性格の強いもの。根本。

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