Karagöz (English spelling)

Japanese: カラギョズ（英語表記）Karagöz

A Turkish shadow play that was introduced from Egypt in the 16th century. A white curtain is stretched and lit from behind. A paper-cut-style puppet made of painted camel hide is supported on a pole between the light source and the curtain, and is performed to the accompaniment of music, recitation, and singing. It is performed on the night of festivals and weddings. The play features the typical Turkish townsman Karagöz and the know-it-all Hadjibat as main characters, and is humorously depicted by interweaving witty puns, satire, and wordplay into the mismatched conversation between the two.

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Japanese:

トルコの影絵芝居。 16世紀にエジプトから伝えられた。白い幕を張り，後方から光を当て，光源と幕との間に，ラクダの皮に彩色を施した切り絵風の人形を棒で支えて操り，音楽，吟詠，歌謡などを伴って行われる。祭りや結婚式などの夜に上演される。内容は典型的なトルコの町人のカラギョズと，もの知りぶったハジバトとを主人公として，両者のちぐはぐな会話に軽妙なしゃれと風刺，語呂合せなどを織り交ぜて滑稽に描く。

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