Schools |
All five |
Category |
The First group Noh, Wakinoh-mono, Kōjin-mono |
Author |
Komparu Zenpō |
Subject |
Unknown |
Season |
Spring (March in the lunar calendar) |
Scenes |
Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province (Kyoto) |
Tsukurimono |
a platform to erect an artificial cherry tree |
Characters |
Mae-shite |
Old Man Taking Care of Cherry Trees |
Nochi-shite |
Deity of Zaō Gongen |
Mae-tsure |
Elderly Wife of the Old Man |
Nochi-tsure |
Deity of Komori |
Nochi-tsure |
Deity of Katsute |
Waki |
Imperial Emissary |
Waki-tsure |
Two or three Retainers |
Ai |
Deity of branch shrine |
Masks |
Mae-shite |
Jō |
Nochi-shite |
Ōtobide |
Mae-tsure |
Uba |
Nochi-tsure (Komori) |
Ko-omote |
Nochi-tsure (Katsute) |
Kantan-otoko |
Ai |
Noborihige |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
jō-gami (type of wig worn by the performer who plays the role of elderly male), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / kogōshi-atsuita (thickly woven kimono with small check patterns), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi (belt), a fan, and a sugi-houki (broom of cedar) |
Nochi-shite |
long red wig, awase-kariginu (lined kariginu-style kimono), kitsuke / atsuita, hangire (a type of hakama), koshi-obi, and a fan |
Mae-tsure |
uba-gami (a type of wig used for the roles of aging women), kazura-obi (belt for a wig), mizugoromo, ironashi atsuita (a type of short-sleeved kimono mainly worn by male characters with no scarlet in patterns), kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character), and a sugi-houki |
Nochi-tsure (Deity of Komori) |
tengan (crown for celestial bodies and female court ladies), kuro-tare (a black wig with hair extending slightly longer than the shoulder), chōken (an unlined, long-sleeved elegant garment worn by dancing female characters), kitsuke / surihaku, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, a fan, and a branch of cherry tree |
Nochi-tsure (Deity of Katsute) |
kin-kazaori-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress (gold)), iro-hachimaki (colored head band), unlined kariginu-style kimono, kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, a fan, and a branch of cherry tree |
Waki |
daijin-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress worn by ministers), awase-kariginu (a lined long-sleeved style kimono worn by male characters especially gods and other dignified characters),kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a fan |
Waki-tsure |
Same as the Waki |
Ai |
Massha-zukin (a type of hood worn by lower-ranked priests), yore-mizugoromo (a long-sleeved garment with a transparent appearance, worn by male and female characters of lesser standing), kukuri-bakama (a way of wearing hakama trousers, tucking the bottoms up at the knee with a string), and a pair of gaiters |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour and 30 minutes |