ABSTRACT
Afterhavingsungtheseintroductorysongs,thenamesof themostpopularyi1Jowerereadoutinakindofdoggerel verse.Whenperforming,theDailcoku-m(~idancerswore
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80m3oftheclothesgiventothembytheirpatronsoryfi;jo (someofthes:>.clotheswerequitecostly,beingmadeofcrepe) andheldafanintheirhand.Theyworeahoodknownas Dailcolcu-dzukin,andtheceremonialkamishi,mo.Thepresentingoffineclothestothesepeoplebyyfi;jowasforthepurpose ofbuyingtheirgoodwill.The"KiyuShoran"(t!~~'l:= "Laughing-PleasantviewofGamesandPastimes")remarks thatsuchpeopleasHidenji,Shinokasho,Kogai,andothers
whoimitatedthestyleofthegod Daikokuten,putonamaskandhood, andHtthebeginningoftheNewYear wentaroundineverypartofthecity singingnewsongs:theywerealsocalled "Daikoku-mai."Itappearsthatthe Dailcolcu-ma,ioriginatedintheSagi-cho (ceremonyobservedontheV)thdayof firstmonth(o.s.)whichconsistedinburn-
ing,nearthehouse,thepine,bamboo,sltime,etc.usedasNew Year'sdecorations).Referenceismadeinthe"Selcenj.funasanyo"(tltrro~,~- ffi)totheeffectthatintheneighbourhoodof acertainpersonlivedamanwhoseprofessionappears(though itwasnot,judgingfromthepropertyhepossessed)tohave beenakindofpublicentertainer.Hepawnedtheebosh1:(cap wornbynobles)shitatare(longsilkrobe)andalongswordat thecloseoftheyearinconsequenceofhavinghisprofession changedtothatofadailcoku-maidancerwhorequired onlyacheapmaskandahammermadeofpaper.Inthe prefaceoftheEbisu-Kyolcu-Shu(~!IlL~)itisremarkedthat theabilitiesoftheDaikokuare-firstly,hesitsonbagsof rice,secondlyhesmilesbenignly,andthirdlyheputsallthe
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