Kataoka Twelve Collection - Kataoka Twelve Collection

...For example, the Onoe Kikugorou family (Otowaya) had ghost story kyogen plays such as "Yotsuya Kaidan" and "The Peony Lantern," as well as a collection of dance pieces called "Ten Kinds of New and Old Theatre," while the Sawamura Sojuro family (Kinokuniniya) had a collection of Japanese arts called "Ten Kinds of Koga." These include the "Eight Kinds of Kogeki" from the Ichikawa Danzo family, the "Ten Kinds of Kyoka Plays" selected by Ichikawa Sadanji II, the "Yodo-gime Collection" that Nakamura Utaemon V was good at, the "Kako Collection" that Ichimura Uzaemon XV was good at, the "Ten Kinds of Shuzan" created by Nakamura Kichiemon I for the role of Kato Kiyomasa, the "Ten Kinds of Saruo" created by Ichikawa Ennosuke II, the "Twelve Kinds of Ganjiro" from the Kamigata line created by Nakamura Ganjiro I, and the "Twelve Kinds of Kataoka" from the Kataoka Nizaemon family (see table). There are uncertainties in the repertoire that can be enumerated, and only a limited number can be performed today.

*Some of the terminology used in "Kataoka Jūnishu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…尾上菊五郎家(音羽屋)を例にとれば，《四谷怪談》《牡丹灯籠》などの怪談狂言や，舞踊曲を集めた〈新古演劇十種〉があり，沢村宗十郎家(紀伊国屋)には和事芸を集めた〈高賀（こうが）十種〉がある。市川団蔵家の〈古劇八種〉，2世市川左団次選定の〈杏花（きようか）戯曲十種〉，5世中村歌右衛門が得意とした〈淀君集〉，15世市村羽左衛門の得意芸〈可江集（かこうしゆう）〉，加藤清正役などを初世中村吉右衛門が制定した〈秀山（しゆうざん）十種〉，2世市川猿之助創演の〈猿翁十種〉，上方系には初世中村鴈治郎制定の〈玩辞楼（がんじろう）十二曲〉，片岡仁左衛門家の〈片岡十二集〉など(表を参照)。数え上げられる演目には不確定な面があり，現在上演されうるものは限られている。…

※「片岡十二集」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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