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*''Premiere: 1697; [[Nakamura-za]], [[Edo]]''
*''Premiere: 1697; [[Nakamura-za]], [[Edo]]''
*''Japanese'': しばらく ''(Shibaraku)''
*''Japanese'': しばらく ''(Shibaraku)''
<i>Shibaraku</i> is among the most popular pieces in the [[kabuki]] repertoire, and one of the celebrated ''[[Kabuki Juhachiban|Kabuki Jûhachiban]]'' (Eighteen Great Plays). The flamboyantly dramatic costume and makeup (''[[kesho|keshô]]'') used in this scene is famous and widely associated by the average Westerner with kabuki in general. The English translation of the title is akin to "Stop a Moment!"
<i>Shibaraku</i> is among the most popular pieces in the [[kabuki]] repertoire, and one of the celebrated ''[[Kabuki Juhachiban|Kabuki Jûhachiban]]'' (Eighteen Great Plays). The flamboyantly dramatic costume and makeup (''[[kesho|keshô]]'') used in this scene is famous and widely associated by the average Westerner with kabuki in general. The English translation of the title is akin to "Stop a Moment!"