"The Six Meanings of Kyogen"

Japanese: 《狂言六義》 - きょうげんりくぎ

...Currently, there are more than 20 Izumi-ryu kyogen performers registered with the Nohgaku Association. The scripts of the school are kept by successive head families and by each of the students, but the oldest is Kyogen Rikugi (commonly known as the Tenribon, created in the early Edo period) kept at Tenri Library, which contains 222 pieces and is a valuable resource that gives a glimpse into medieval kyogen. There are currently 254 pieces, and although there have been changes in the direction since the Tenribon, there have been few changes in the pieces....

From [Kyogen]

...The so-called "Okura Toraakira version," transcribed by Okura Toraakira in 1642 (Kan'ei 19), was the first complete script. Other ancient scripts include the Izumi school's Tenri version "Kyogen Rikugi," thought to date from around the Shoho period (1644-48), and the "Sagiho Kyobon," thought to date from the first year of the Kyoho period. After this, Kyogen lyrics continued to flow somewhat but were gradually refined, and accordingly, well-organized scripts were written down one after another for each school....

*Some of the terminology used in "Kyogen Rokugi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…能楽協会に登録された和泉流の狂言師は現在，20余名である。流儀の台本は代々の宗家，各弟子家のものがあるが，天理図書館蔵《狂言六義（りくぎ）》(通称《天理本》，江戸初期成立)が最古本で，222曲を収め，中世の狂言をうかがわせる貴重な資料である。現行曲は254曲で，《天理本》以来演出の変化はあるが曲目の変化はあまりない。…

【狂言】より

…大蔵虎明（おおくらとらあきら）が1642年(寛永19)に書写したいわゆる《大蔵虎明本》は，その最初の完備した台本である。ほかに古台本としては正保ころ(1644‐48)のものと思われる和泉流の天理本《狂言六義（りくぎ）》，享保初年かとされる《鷺保教本》等がある。これ以降も狂言の詞章は，多少の流動をみせつつしだいに洗練が加えられ，それに伴って整備された台本が各流儀ごとに次々と書き留められるようになった。…

※「《狂言六義》」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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