Schools |
All five. |
Category |
The Fifth-Group Noh, Oni-mono |
Author |
Unknown (According to traditions, Komparu Zenchiku or Zeami) |
Subject |
Kokon Chomonjū (A Collection of Notable Events, Old and New), Volume 2 |
Season |
Spring (March in the lunar calendar) |
Scene |
Village of Kasuga in Yamato Province |
Characters |
Mae-shite |
Old Priest of Kasuga Shrine |
Nochi-shite |
Dragon God |
Waki |
Monk Myōe |
Waki-tsure |
Monk Attending Myōe |
Ai |
A God of a Lower-Ranked Shrine / Shinto Priest |
Masks |
Mae-shite |
Kojō, Koushi-jō,Akobujō, etc |
Nochi-shite |
Kurohige |
Ai |
Noborihige |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
Jō-kami (wig for an old man), okina-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress worn by an old man or a Shinto priest), kariginu-style kimono, kitsuke / kogōshi-atsuita (thickly woven kimono with small checked pattern), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi (belt), and a fan. |
Nochi-shite |
Long red wig, ryūdai (crown worn exclusively by dragon gods), happi-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, a fan, and a stick for beating. |
Waki |
Sumi-bōshi (a hood for regular Buddhist monks), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / kogōshi-atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, Buddhist prayer beads, and a fan. |
Waki-tsure |
Sumi-bōshi, mizugoromo, kitsuke / kogōshi-atsuita or kitsuke / muji-noshime (a short-sleeved kimono without a pattern that is worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, Buddhist prayer beads, and a fan. |
Ai |
Massha-zukin (a type of hood worn by lower-ranking priests), mizugoromo, kukuri-bakama (a style of wearing hakama trousers by tucking up the bottoms at the knee with string), and a pair of gaiters. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour |