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Schools All fives
Category The Third Group Noh
Author Komparu Zenchiku
Subject Lotus Sutra, Volume 3, “Parable of the Medicinal Herbs,” etc.
Season Autumn
Scene Xiaoshui in the state of Chu, China
Characters Mae-shite Village Woman
Nochi-shite Spirit of Plantain Tree
WakiMonk from the state of Chu
Ai Villager
Masks Mae-shite Shakumi, Fukai, or Ōmi-onna
Nochi-shite Shakumi, Fukai, or Ōmi-onna
Costumes Mae-shite Kazura (wig), kazura-obi (band for a wig), karaori (a short-sleeved kimono outer robe worn by female characters) worn in kinagashi-style, kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character), and crystal Buddhist prayer beads. Holding a twig with leaves or a water pail.
Nochi-shite Kazura, 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 (belt), and a fan.
Waki Sumi-bōshi (a hood worn by ordinary Buddhist monks), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono of middling quality), kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of male characters of lesser standing), koshi-obi, a fan and Buddhist prayer beads. Hold a scroll of sutra in the bosom. Might also wear a pair of hakama trousers in ōkuchi-style (white).
Ai Naga-kamishimo (tops and bottoms of kimono with long hakama trousers), kitsuke / dan-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with very wide stripes, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), koshi-obi, a fan, and a small sword.
Number of scenes Two
Length About 2 hour and 10 minutes
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