tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152379415853573241.post4931233769435782969..comments2024-02-13T12:11:57.507+09:00Comments on Edo - the EDOPEDIA -: street performers Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152379415853573241.post-50255608612966528792021-09-14T09:23:10.792+09:002021-09-14T09:23:10.792+09:00misemono
An informative blog site on "misemo...<b> misemono </b><br />An informative blog site on "misemono 見世物," public attractions, in Japan such as the elephants in the late 16th century, down to the end of the Meiji period, as well as topical entries; see Archive according to categories, カテゴリ別アーカイブ; <br />.<br />見世物興行年表<br />http://blog.livedoor.jp/misemono/archives/cat_50048365.htmlGabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152379415853573241.post-87244500528046532662016-01-29T10:25:45.798+09:002016-01-29T10:25:45.798+09:00Street Performers and Society in Urban Japan, 1600...<b>Street Performers and Society in Urban Japan, 1600-1900: The Beggar's Gift </b><br />Gerald Groemer, University of Yamanashi, Faculty of Education and Human Sciences<br />.<br />pdf to download<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152379415853573241.post-31604683783502531732015-04-06T12:28:24.195+09:002015-04-06T12:28:24.195+09:00Image
Acrobats, ca. 1800, Japan, Edo period (1615...Image<br /><br />Acrobats, ca. 1800, Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Handscroll; ink and color on paper; 10 9/16 in. × 10 ft. 7 1/8 in. (26.8 × 322.9 cm)<br />The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York<br />.<br />This handscroll depicts a variety of acrobatic feats, some purely imaginary but many others that would have been performed in the Edo period. Acrobatics was brought to Japan from China in the seventh century, and in the Muromachi period (1392–1573) a form of acrobatics called "spider dancing" was sponsored by aristocrats and military leaders as a type of religious entertainment. With the growing urbanization and commercialization of Japan in the early Edo period, acrobatics began to be performed in urban areas as a kind of commercial enterprise for the enjoyment of all classes of society. Throughout the scroll are several humorous poems, in both Japanese and Chinese forms, that through the use of wordplay make comical comparisons between acrobatic feats and the hardships of daily life. It is this combination of image and satirical poetry that makes the scroll so intriguing.<br />.<br />http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/45528<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com