Schools |
All five. Kanze, Hōshō, Komparu, and Kongō schools use the characters of Ōhara (大原) while the Kita school uses Ohara (小原). |
Category |
The Third Group Noh |
Author |
Unknown |
Subject |
The Tale of the Heike, Volume Kanjō |
Season |
Spring (April in the lunar calendar) |
Scene |
Jakkō-in in Ōhara in Yamashiro Province (Kyoto) |
Tsukurimono |
a straw hut (large or regular size) |
Characters |
Shite |
Kenreimon-in |
Tsure |
Dainagon-no-tsubone |
Tsure |
Awa-no-naishi |
Tsure |
Retired Emperor Go-shirakawa |
Waki |
Chūnagon Madenokōji |
Waki-tsure |
A minister |
Waki-tsure |
litter carrier |
Ai |
servant |
Masks |
Shite |
Wakaonna, Fukai, Zō, Ko-omote, etc. |
Tsure (Dainagon-no-tsubone) |
Ko-omote |
Tsure (Awa-no-naishi) |
Shakumi |
Costumes |
Shite |
hana-bōshi (white) (a type of cloth used by a cloistered nun to cover her head to chest), kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character), karaori (a short-sleeved outer kimono worn by female characters), and Buddhist prayer beads. Wears mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono) and holds a basket (a basket for leaves) later in the drama |
Tsure (Dainagon-no-tsubone) |
hana-bōshi (pale yellow, etc.), kitsuke / surihaku, muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), Buddhist prayer beads, and a basket. Holds kindling and mountain vegetables later |
Tsure (Awa-no-naishi) |
hana-bōshi (pale yellow, etc.), kitsuke / surihaku, muji-noshime, and Buddhist prayer beads |
Tsure (Retired Emperor Go-shirakawa) |
hana-bōshi (white, pale yellow, etc.), kitsuke / shiroaya (pure white silk kimono, white representing a high rank) or kitsuke / atsuita (a type of short-sleeved kimono mainly worn by male characters), hakama in ōkuchi-style (colored) or sashinuki-komi-ōkuchi (underwear hakama in ōkuchi-style), mizugoromo or kariginu-style kimono, koshi-obi (belt), kara (a piece of square cloth worn over other clothes by Buddhism priests), a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Waki |
kazaori-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress), kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), kariginu-style kimono or chōken (an unlined, long-sleeved elegant garment worn by dancing female characters), koshi-obi, and a fan. |
Waki-tsure (Government Minister) |
hora-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress worn by stately characters), kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), kariginu-style kimono, koshi-obi, and a fan. |
Waki-tsure (Litter Carrier) |
kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), kariginu-style kimono, koshi-obi, and a fan. Holds a litter |
Ai |
kyōgen-kamishimo (top and bottom of kimono for kyōgen-kata) |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About two hours |