| Bringing the catfish under control with a keystone was originally a role of the Kashima Daimyojin (The Kashima Deity) and there was no scene like that in "Shibaraku" in kabuki, so the composition is judged as the combined features of both. |
要石による大鯰の制圧は本来は鹿島大明神の役割で、歌舞伎の『暫』にはこのような場面は登場せず、両者の特徴を組み合わせた構図とみられる。 |