noun
illustrated kabuki script
Historical term for a kabuki playbook with illustrations, used in the Edo period. Not a common modern word.
この絵入根本は江戸時代の歌舞伎の舞台を伝えている。
This illustrated kabuki script conveys the stage of Edo-period kabuki.
Compound of 絵入り (illustrated) and 根本 (root, source, script). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term refers to a specific type of Edo-period kabuki publication.