Pillow lion

Japanese: 枕獅子 - まくらじし
Pillow lion

Kabuki dance. Nagauta. Original title: "Hanabusashishi no Rankyoku." Author unknown. First performed by Kikunojo Segawa I at Ichimuraza in Edo in March 1742 (Kanpo 2). The nickname comes from the phrase "pillow allure" in the lyrics, and it is the oldest surviving "Shakkyomono" piece. However, only the music remains, and the choreography had long disappeared, until Nakamura Utaemon VI revived it with choreography by Fujima Kanjuro VII. In the first half, the dancer dances in the keisei costume holding a hand lion, and in the second half, in the same costume, she takes off her clothes, puts on a peony hat, and goes crazy with the lion. The piece is full of red-light district atmosphere and is a dance performed by female actors. The lyrics and music of "Kagamijishi" (1893), created in the Meiji period, are largely taken from this piece.

[Toshiaki Matsui]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

歌舞伎(かぶき)舞踊。長唄(ながうた)。本名題(ほんなだい)『英獅子乱曲(はなぶさししのらんきょく)』。作者不詳。1742年(寛保2)3月、江戸・市村座で初世瀬川菊之丞(きくのじょう)が初演。歌詞のなかに枕尽くしの文句があるのが通称の由来で、現存する「石橋(しゃっきょう)物」では最古の曲である。ただし、曲だけが残り、振(ふり)は長く絶えていたのを6世中村歌右衛門(うたえもん)が7世藤間勘十郎の振付けで復活。前半は傾城(けいせい)姿で手獅子を持って踊り、後半は同じ姿で肌脱ぎになり、牡丹笠(ぼたんがさ)をつけて獅子の狂いになる。遊里情緒にあふれた内容で、あくまでも女方(おんながた)の踊りである。なお、明治にできた『鏡獅子(かがみじし)』(1893)は、歌詞も曲も多くの部分をこの作品から取り入れている。

[松井俊諭]

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