...The crab spirit, wearing a mask of Kentoku on a black head, makes a scissor shape with the thumbs and index fingers of both hands, and leaps sideways with a thunderous stomp. The performance and costume are humorous, and this is a fairy tale-like kyogen. Although it appears in the Tensho Kyogenhon under the name of "Kani-bakemono," it is two travelers who encounter the crab spirit, and it is not a yamabushi kyogen. [Hata Akira]... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Crab Monster" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…黒頭(くろがしら)に賢徳(けんとく)の面をつけ,両手の親指と人差指ではさみの形を示し,足を踏みとどろかせながら横跳びに出る蟹の精の演技と扮装がユーモラスで,童話的な狂言である。なお《天正狂言本》にも《蟹化物》の名で見えるが,蟹の精に出会うのは旅人2人で,山伏狂言ではない。【羽田 昶】。… ※「《蟹化物》」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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