Schools |
All five |
Category |
The third group Noh, geizukushi-mono |
Author |
Unknown (Zeami, according to one tradition) |
Subject |
Unknown |
Season |
Spring (February in the lunar calendar) |
Scenes |
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto |
Characters |
Shite |
Kagetsu |
Waki |
Monk from Tsukushi Province (Father of Kagetsu) |
Ai |
Man Living in the Town around Kiyomizu Temple |
Masks |
Shite |
Kasshiki |
Costumes |
Shite |
kasshiki-kazura (a type of wig used for Kasshiki or goddess), maeori-eboshi (ushiroori-eboshi) (eboshi style head dress), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / atsuita (a type of short-sleeved kimono mainly worn by male characters) (nuihaku, surihaku), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi (belt), and a fan. A kakko drum at his waist, and holding a bow in his hand. |
Waki |
sumi-bōshi (a hood for regular Buddhist monks), mizugoromo, kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), koshi-obi, Buddhist prayer beads, and a fan. |
Ai |
kyōgen-kamishimo (tops and bottoms of kimono for kyōgen-kata) |
Number of scenes |
One |
Length |
About one hour |