illustrated kabuki script
Historical term for a kabuki playbook with illustrations, used in the Edo period. Not a common modern word.
This illustrated kabuki script conveys the stage of Edo-period kabuki.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Variant with okurigana; both spellings are used in reference to illustrated kabuki scripts.
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.