Ema/En’ma : Details
| Schools | Four schools (Kanze, Hōshō, Kongoh, and Kita). The title is pronounced “En’ma” in the Kita School. | |
| Category | The First group Noh, Waki Noh-mono, Kami Noh-mono | |
| Author | Unknown (according to legend, someone from the Kongoh family) | |
| Subject | Unknown | |
| Season | Winter (December, the evening of New Year’s Eve according to the lunar calendar) | |
| Scene | Saigū (Sacred Palace of the Royal Maiden of Ise Shrine) in Ise Province | |
| Tsukurimono | Palace (small palace) | |
| Characters | Mae-shite | Old Man |
| Nochi-shite | Amaterasu Ōmikami [female in Kanze and Kongoh Schools, male in Hōshō and Kita Schools] | |
| Mae-tsure | Old Woman | |
| Nochi-tsure | Ameno-Uzume (a goddess), Celestial Maiden | |
| Nochi-tsure | Tajikarao-no-mikoto (a god) [in Kanze, Hōshō, and Kongoh Schools] or a Celestial Maiden [in Kita School] | |
| Waki | Imperial Messenger (Ōinomikado Kinyoshi, Minister-of-the-Left) | |
| Waki-tsure | Imperial Officer’s Servants (two) | |
| Ai | Ogres from Hōrai Island (two or three), or a deity of a subordinate shrine | |
| Masks | Mae-shite | Koushijō, Kojō, etc. |
| Nochi-shite | If it is a goddess, use Zō, Masukami, etc. If it is a god, Ayakashi, Mikazuki, Tōgō, etc. | |
| Mae-tsure | Uba | |
| Nochi-tsure (Ameno-Uzume [a goddess], Celestial Maiden) | Ko-omote, etc. | |
| Nochi-tsure (Tajikarao-no-mikoto [a god]) | Mikazuki, Ayakashi, Kantan-otoko, etc. | |
| Ai (Ogre from Hōrai Island) | Buaku | |
| Ai (Deity of a subordinate shrine) | Noborihige | |
| Costumes | Mae-shite | Jō-kami (wig for old man’s character), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / kogōshi-atsuita (thickly woven kimono with small check patterns), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white) (not worn sometimes), koshi-obi (belt), a fan, (a cane) and a wooden votive tablet of a white horse. |
| Nochi-shite | If it is a goddess, a wig of suberakashi style (a wig with hair hanging on both sides) or tengan with Phoenix design (crown for heavenly beings and female court ladies), unlined kariginu-style kimono (white) or white awase-kariginu (a lined long-sleeved style kimono worn by male characters, especially gods and other dignified characters), kitsuke / shiroaya (pure white silk kimono, as white represents a high rank), hakama in ōkuchi-style (scarlet), koshi-obi, and a fan. If it is a god, a long black wig, tō-kanmuri (a type of crown worn by gods or Chinese emperors), kariginu-style kimono, kitsuke / atsuita (a type of short-sleeved kimono mainly worn by male characters), hangire (a type of hakama worn by strong characters such as demons, gods, and warriors), koshi-obi, and a fan. | |
| Mae-tsure | Ubagami (wig with gray hairs used for aging female characters), kazura-obi (band for a wig), mizugoromo, karaori with no scarlet in pattern (a short-sleeved kimono outer robe worn by female characters) or atsuita, kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character) or kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), and a wooden votive tablet of a black horse. | |
| Nochi-tsure (Ameno-Uzume-no-mikoto [a goddess]) | kuro-tare (a black wig with hair extending slightly longer than the shoulder) or a wig, tengan, kazura-obi, chōken (an unlined, long-sleeved elegant garment worn by dancing female characters), kitsuke / surihaku, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white or scarlet), koshi-obi, a fan, and Shinto hei stick. | |
| Nochi-tsure (Tajikarao-no-mikoto [a god]) | kuro-tare or a long black wig, sui-kanmuri (a headdress worn by a god dancing sacred dances) or kazaori-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress) (gold), happi-style kimono or unlined kariginu-style kimono, kitsuke / atsuita, hangire or hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, a fan, and a twig of the sacred cleyera tree. | |
| Waki | Daijin-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress worn by ministers), awase-kariginu, kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a fan. | |
| Waki-tsure | Daijin-eboshi, awase-kariginu, kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a fan. | |
| Ai (Ogre from Hōrai Island) | Oni-zukin (a hood worn by ogre characters), atsuita worn in tsuboori style, kukuri-bakama (a way of wearing hakama trousers, tucking the bottoms up at the knee with a string), and a pair of gaiters. | |
| Ai (Deity of a subordinate shrine) | Massha-zukin (a type of hood), yore-mizugoromo (a long-sleeved garment with a transparent appearance, worn by male and female characters of lesser standing), kukuri-bakama, and a pair of gaiters. | |
| Number of scenes | Two | |
| Length | 1 hour and 40-50 minutes | |
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