Shinadama

Japanese: 品玉 - しなだま

〘Noun〙① Acrobatic tricks performed in Sarugaku and Dengaku. They involve throwing many balls, swords, spears, etc. into the air and skillfully catching them. By extension, it generally refers to magic tricks and illusions. [Shin Sarugaku-ki (around 1061-65)] *Kana-zoshi, Ukiyo-monogatari (around 1665) 2 "Taking the shinata-dama (ball) and hitting the temari (ball) - all this is training." ② To skillfully deceive people's eyes. *Sakehon, Seirou Hiru no Sekai Kin no Ura (1791) "The playboy who was hidden in the cupboard is brought out, and finally he uses the shinata-dama and enters the byaubu." [Etymology] (1) Acrobatic tricks that were introduced from the continent as one of the miscellaneous arts of Sangaku, along with temari ( ball) and ryugo (ring drum) .
(2) In the early modern period, there were situations where masters of shinatama performed in permanent tent buildings in places like Dotonbori and gained a reputation. (Sui, Ichi-ichi Zuihitsu - Tama no Jō ga Shinatama no Koto) The magical aspect of the show was emphasized, and "to take shinatama" came to mean "to perform magic tricks."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 猿楽、田楽などで演ずる曲芸。いくつもの玉や刀槍などを空中に投げて巧みに受け止めて見せるもの。転じて、広く手品や奇術の類をいう。〔新猿楽記（1061‐65頃）〕※仮名草子・浮世物語（1665頃）二「しな玉(ダマ)を取り、手鞠を突く、皆これ煉なり」② 巧みに人目をごまかすこと。※洒落本・青楼昼之世界錦之裏（1791）「かの戸棚へかくしおきし色男を出しとうとうしな玉をつかひをほせてびゃうぶの中へ入る」[語誌](1)手鞠、輪鼓(りゅうご)などと共に、散楽(さんがく)の雑芸の一つとして大陸から渡来した曲技。
(2)近世前期には、道頓堀などの常設の小屋で、品玉の名人が興行して評判を得るといった状況が見られた〔随・一時随筆‐玉の丞がしなたまの事〕。また、その奇術的側面が強調され、「品玉を取る」で、「手品をする」の意になった。

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