Huò láng ér (English spelling)

Japanese: 貨郎児 - かろうじ（英語表記）Huò láng ér

A folk tale that was popular during the Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1367) in China. The term "he Lang" or "he Langzi" originally referred to peddlers selling ladies' accessories and household goods, but the name also refers to the performing art derived from their sales cries. The melody is no longer known, but it can be seen in Yuan zaju and the Water Margin, where the peddlers would wander the streets carrying a pole on their shoulders and a drum in their hands. One genre of court painting from the Song and Ming dynasties is the "he Lang Tu," which depicts peddlers in action.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国の宋･元(960‐1367)時代に流行した民間の語り物。貨郎または貨郎児とは，もと婦人用の小間物や日用雑貨などを売る行商人のことであるが，その物売り声に由来する芸能をもその名でよぶ。その曲調は現在伝わらないが，元代の雑劇や《水滸伝》に描写が見え，肩に天秤棒をかつぎ手に振り鼓を持って街を流し歩いたらしい。なお宋および明の宮廷絵画のジャンルの一つに〈貨郎図〉があり，もっぱらその行商の様子を描いている。

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