Dwarf Dance - Hikihitomai

Japanese: 侏儒舞 - ひきひとまい
Dwarf Dance - Hikihitomai
〘Noun〙 One of the Sarugaku (traditional Japanese musical theatre) of the Heian period, a form of entertainment performed by a hikihito (a type of toad ).

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Japanese:
〘名〙 平安時代の猿楽(さるがく)の一つで、低人(ひきひと)が舞う芸。蟾(ひき)舞。※新猿楽記(1061‐65頃)「侏儒(ヒキヒト)舞」

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