田でん楽がく法ほう師し

noun

professional dengaku performer; dengaku monk-performer

Historical term for a performer of dengaku (田楽), a medieval Japanese performance art. They often appeared in the guise of a Buddhist monk. The term is now encountered mainly in historical or cultural contexts.

See also: 田楽

• 田でん楽がく法ほう師しは、中ちゅう世せいの祭さい礼れいで田でん楽がくを演えんじた芸げい能のう者しゃである。

  Dengaku-hōshi were performers who presented dengaku at medieval festivals.

• 絵え巻まき物ものには、田でん楽がく法ほう師しが僧そう形ぎょうで踊おどる姿すがたが描えがかれている。

  In the picture scroll, a dengaku-hōshi is depicted dancing in the form of a monk.