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 | | Kansai: "West of the barrier," the region west of the Hakone barrier in Sagami, including the prefectures of Ômi, Yamashiro, Tanba, Tango, Izumi, Kawachi, Yamato, Kii, Ise, Iga, Tajima, Settsu, Harima, and Awaji, thus encompasing the cities of Kobe, Osaka, and Kyoto; roughly synonymous, but not equivalent to, Kamigata. |
 | | From about 1750 onwards the first and main part of the program was usually begun with one or more dances, then a prologue, and next the main play based on an historical tale adapted to conform to a particular sakai or "world" decided upon by the playwrights. |
 | | Kumadori is composed of curved lines or bands of various colors painted on a base of white, red, or brown make-up and sweeping outwards from the brow, eyes, and cheeks toward the actor's wig or hair line. |
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