Schools |
All five |
Category |
The fourth group Noh |
Author |
Unknown (Zeami, according to one tradition) |
Subject |
Unknown |
Season |
Undetermined |
Scenes |
Miyazaki in Hyūga Province |
Tsukurimono |
a straw hut |
Characters |
Shite |
Akushichibyōe Kagekiyo |
Waki |
Villager |
Tsure (or kokata) |
Hitomaru |
Tomo |
Retainer of Hitomaru |
Masks |
Shite |
Kagekiyo (exclusively used for this piece) |
Tsure |
Ko-omote |
Costumes |
Shite |
shamon-bōshi (a hood for high-class monks) (or sumi-bōshi (a hood for regular Buddhist monks)), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / atsuita (a type of short-sleeved kimono mainly worn by male characters) (or kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing)), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white) (or hakama in ōkuchi-style (colored)), koshi-obi (belt), and a fan. Holds a cane |
Waki |
tops and bottoms of suō (A long-sleeved unlined hemp kimono with matching top and bottom worn by male characters), kitsuke / dan-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with very wide stripes, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), a small sword, and a fan |
Tsure (Hitomaru) |
kazura (wig), kazura-obi (belt for a wig), karaori (a short-sleeved kimono outer robe worn by female characters), kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character), and a fan |
Tomo (Retainer) |
tops and bottoms of suō, kitsuke / muji-noshime, a small sword, and a fan |
Number of scenes |
One |
Length |
About 1 hour and 30 minutes |