Kabuki customs

Japanese: 歌舞伎風俗 - かぶきふうぞく
Kabuki customs

...It was only after the Taisho era that theaters began holding one performance per month, and Shochiku created the practice of having its own actors perform every month.
[Kabuki customs]

[Impact on the public]
At its origin, Kabuki imitated the manners and customs of ordinary Kabuki actors and women, then refined and exaggerated them for the stage, including hairstyles, costume shapes, colors, patterns, and the shape and tying of obi.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kabuki customs" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 劇場が毎月一興行を行うようになったのは大正以後のことで,松竹は専属俳優を毎月出演させる慣習を作った。
【歌舞伎風俗】

[市井に与えた影響]
 歌舞伎は,その出発点においては市井のかぶき者やかぶき女の風俗を模倣し,さらにそれを洗練したり誇張したりして舞台にのせた。髪形,衣裳の形,色,模様,帯の形や結び方などがそれである。…

※「歌舞伎風俗」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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