Schools |
All five schools |
Category |
Fifth-group noh, kirinoh-mono, hataraki-mono |
Author |
Unknown (Miyamasu, according to tradition) |
Subject |
It might have originated from “Gikei-ki” or “Heiji Monogatari.” Similar stories are seen in the piece of Kōwaka-mai “Mirai-ki (prophecy)” and old jōruri “Yamanaka Tokiwa”. |
Season |
Spring (March) |
Scenes |
maeba |
A spring day, in the West Valley of Kurama, with full cherry blossoms. |
nochiba |
Sōjō-ga-tani Valley in Mount Kurama. |
Characters |
Mae-shite (first half lead part) |
Mountain priest of Sōjō-ga-tani Valley (no mask) |
Nochi-shite(second half lead part) |
Great Tengu of Mount Kurama |
Kokata (juvenile noh actor) |
Shanaō (Ushiwakamaru) |
Kokata |
The other children participating in the cherry-blossom party (several) |
Waki (supporting cast) |
The monk of the East Valley |
Waki-tsure (companion of waki) |
Retainers (a few) |
Omo-ai (interluding cast) |
A temple servant of the West Valley |
Ado-ai (interluding cast) |
Konoha-tengu (menial long-nosed goblins) (two kyogen-kata) |
Masks |
Nochi-shite |
Ōbeshimi |
Ado-ai |
Tobi, Kentoku, etc. |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
tokin (a type of headdress worn by mountain priests or tengu (long-nosed goblins), suzukake (bobbles on the costume of mountain priests), mizugoromo, kitsuke / atsuita, white ōkuchi, koshi-obi, a small sword, a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Nochi-shite |
kindan-hachimaki (a headband in gold), long red wig, ōtokin (tokin headdress for tengu), awase-kariginu (lined kariginu), kitsuke / atsuita, hangiri, and koshi-obi. Carrying a hauchiwa (a fan for tengu). |
Waki |
sumi-bōshi (a hood for regular Buddhist monks), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kogōshi-atsuita (atsuita with small checked pattern), white ōkuchi-style hakama, koshi-obi (belt), a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Waki-tsure |
Similar to waki. |
Kokata (Ushiwakamaru) |
kitsuke / uihaku, chigo-bakama (hakama for children), and a fan. |
Kokata (other children) |
The same as Ushiwakamaru. |
Ai (temple servant) |
nōriki-zukin (a hood for a temple servant), mizugoromo, kitsuke / shima-noshime (striped noshime), kukuri-bakama, koshi-obi, a pair of gaiters, and a fan. Carrying a letter. |
Ai (menial goblins) |
ke-zukin (a hood), yore-mizugoromo, kukuri-bakama, koshi-obi, a pair of gaiters, a fan, and a stick. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour and 15 minutes |