scaramuccia

Japanese: scaramuccia
scaramuccia

…Originally, it was one of the “masks” of the Commedia dell’arte that appeared in Naples, Italy, at the end of the 16th century. It is a captain-type mask. As its name suggests, it is a coward who specializes in “scaramuccia” (skirmishes) and always runs away. It is dressed in all black from head to toe, and originally wore a feathered hat and a half-mask with a pointed nose. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "scaramuccia" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…起源的には16世紀末,イタリアのナポリに出現したコメディア・デラルテの〈仮面〉の一つで,隊長型。その名のごとく〈小ぜり合いscaramuccia〉(イタリア語)を得意とし,逃げ回るばかりの臆病者である。頭から爪先まで黒ずくめの装束で,当初は羽飾つきの帽子ととんがり鼻の半仮面を着用する。…

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出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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