nagauta
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thumb| Cup by Santō Kyōden, 1783–1784, a is a kind of traditional Japanese music played on the and used in kabuki theater, primarily to accompany dance and to provide reflective interludes.
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thumb| Cup by Santō Kyōden, 1783–1784, a is a kind of traditional Japanese music played on the and used in kabuki theater, primarily to accompany dance and to provide reflective interludes.
== History == It is uncertain when the was first integrated into kabuki, but it was sometime during the 17th century; Malm argues that it was probably before 1650.
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