Kairai (■1)

...The "Soka no Gaku" was a form of mourning for the deceased. The puppet plays, called "Kai-shi" (puppets), were no longer used for funerals at the end of the Han Dynasty (2nd century), and were used for banquets instead of for warding off plagues. As the meaning of warding off plague disappeared, it took on the character of humorous entertainment. Puppet singing and dancing had been popular in the imperial court since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but it was not until the Song Dynasty (10th century) that it was perfected as a performing art and combined with theater. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Sakigake (■1)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…この追儺を喪礼に行ったのが〈喪家の楽〉である。偶人(人形)を作っての芝居，魁子(傀儡子)は，漢末(2世紀)になると葬礼からはなれ宴会に使用され，凶疫をはらう意が失われて滑稽娯楽の性格をおびてくる。南北朝から宮中で傀儡歌舞が愛好されたが，芸能として大成し演劇と結合したのは宋代(10世紀)である。…

※「魁(■1)」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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