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Purported founder of the *kabuki
Μκ theatre and subject of 17c genre paintings *fuuzokuga
ζ. Said to be a shrine virgin miko ήq of Izumo Taisha o_εΠ in Shimane prefecture, she adapted
the devotional dance, nenbutsu odori O§xθ and came to Kyoto to solicit
alms. In 1603 she led a troupe of women in dances and comic skits near Kitano
Tenmanguu kμV{. Her original and erotic style of dance became a huge success and was
labeled "Kabuki," which derived from the late 16c colloquial expression "kabuku
JuN" meaning "shocking" or "forward leaning". More specifically it was called
Okuni kabuki ’Μκ. The erotic nature of this women's kabuki, onna
kabuki Μκ, made it an easy front for prostitution. In 1629 the government
banned women from performing and young men were substituted, but with the same
result. The theme of Okuni kabuki appears in painting both as one element in *Shijougawara-zu lπΝ΄} and as the sole subject. Notable handscrolls of Okuni kabuki (Kyoto University,
Shouchiku Ootani Ό|εJ Library, Tokugawa Reimeikai ΏμκtΎο, and Yamato BunkakanεaΆΨΩ) typically show
Okuni in the clothes of a priestess bikuni δuς, wearing a bamboo hat
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