Kabuki “Kumadori” soy sauce dishes are on sale at Village Vanguard online shopping site.

“Kabuki” is Japanese traditional performing arts, which is listed as part of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Its unique makeup method “Kumadori”, which can be regarded as a symbol of the Kabuki, becomes a “soy sauce dish” and appears on the official grocery shopping site of the playable bookstore “Village Vanguard” (Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture).

The soy sauce dish is a small plate with the pattern of “Kumadori” that pops up when you pour soy sauce.

“Kumadori” is a makeup method that emphasizes the muscles and blood vessels of the face to express the role and emotion of a person.This time, 6 patterns are lineup from among 100 kinds of Kumadori. Check it out!

“Yakko“

隈取「奴」 — Yakko is the servant of samurai.

“Ippon-Guma“

一本隈 — Ippon-Guma is used for relatively naughty roles in Aragoto. Aragoto is one of Kabuki genres dealing with a valiant warrior, a fierce god, or a demon.

“Nihon-Guma”

隈取「二本隈」 — Nihon-Guma is used for grown-up roles in Aragoto.

“Suji-Guma”

歌舞伎隈取「筋隈」 — Suji-Guma is a signature Kumadori in Aragoto.

“Mukimi-Guma”

歌舞伎隈取「むきみ隈」 — Mukimi-Guma is for a role who is youthful and with strong sense of justice in Aragoto.

“Saru-Guma”

歌舞伎隈取「猿隈」 — “Saru” means monkey. In Kabuki, the faces of animals can also be expressed by Kumadori.

<Product Information>
Soy sauce dish with a “Kumadori” pattern
Size: H19*Φ90mm
Main material: porcelain　
Price: 486 yen (tax included)
https://vvstore.jp/feature/detail/11745/?utm_source=press

*Kabuki is a registered trademark of Shochiku Co., Ltd.

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