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* Japanese: 評判記 ''(Hyoubanki)''

* Japanese: 評判記 ''(Hyoubanki)''

''Hyôbanki'' were compilations of rankings and critiques of [[kabuki]] actors and [[oiran|courtesans]] published in the [[Edo period]]. They were generally published at the [[new year]] in [[Edo]] and [[Kamigata]], reviewing and ranking the courtesans and actors of the previous year. Along with ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' woodblock prints and other publications, ''hyôbanki'' were important elements in the urban popular culture of the period.

''Hyôbanki'' were compilations of rankings and critiques of [[kabuki]] actors and [[oiran|courtesans]] published in the [[Edo period]]. They were generally published at the [[new year]] in [[Edo]] and [[Kamigata]], reviewing and ranking the courtesans and actors of the previous year. Along with ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' woodblock prints and other publications, ''hyôbanki'' were important elements in the urban popular culture of the period.

==References==

==References==

''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''

* ''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''

*"Hyōbanki." [http://kabuki21.com/glossaire_3.php Glossary H-J at Kabuki21.com]. Accessed 31 July 2007.

*"Hyōbanki." [http://kabuki21.com/glossaire_3.php Glossary H-J at Kabuki21.com]. Accessed 31 July 2007.

*[[Richard Lane|Lane, Richard]] (1978). "Images of the Floating World." Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky.

* [[Richard Lane|Lane, Richard]] (1978). "Images of the Floating World." Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky.

[[Category:Historical documents]]

[[Category:Historical documents]]