Schools |
All five |
Category |
The third Group Noh |
Author |
Zeami |
Subject |
Yamato Monogatari (Tales of Yamato), etc. |
Season |
Spring |
Scene | Village of Kasuga, Yamato Province |
Characters |
Mae-shite |
Village Woman |
Nochi-shite |
Lady-in-waiting |
Waki |
Itinerant Monk |
Waki-tsure | Attending Monk |
Ai |
Villager |
Masks |
Shite |
Wakaonna, Magojirō, or Ko-omote |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
Kazura (wig), kazura-obi (band for a wig), karaori (a short-sleeved kimono outer robe) worn in kinagashistyle, kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character), and a fan. Holding a twig with leaves. |
Nochi-shite |
Kazura, kazura-obi, chōken (unlined, long-sleeved elegant garment worn by dancing female characters), kitsuke / surihaku, hakama in ōkuchi-style (scarlet), koshi-obi (belt), and a fan. |
Waki |
Sumi-bōshi (a hood for ordinary Buddhist monks), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern), koshi-obi, a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Waki-tsure |
Sumi-bōshi (a hood for ordinary Buddhist monks), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern), koshi-obi, a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Ai |
Kitsuke / dan-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with very wide stripes, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), naga-kamishimo (long-sleeved kimono worn with a sleeveless robe and a pair of hakama trousers with trailing hems), koshi-obi, a fan, and a small sword. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About two hours |