Schools |
All five |
Category |
The fifth group Noh |
Author |
Zeami |
Subject |
Shin Kokin Waka-shū (New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern), Mumyō-shō (Untitled Selections), Shōchū-shō (A Selection of Poems Found Inside the Sleeves), Ōgi-shō (The Inner Principles of Poetry) etc. |
Season |
Spring |
Scene | Village of Kasuga, Yamato Province |
Tsukurimono |
A mound placed in front of the hand drum players |
Characters |
Mae-shite |
Old Field Guard |
Nochi-shite | Spirit Demon |
Waki |
Yamabushi (Mountain Ascetic) |
Ai |
Villager |
Masks |
Mae-shite |
Sankō-jō, Asakura-jō, Warai-jō, etc. |
Nochi-shite |
Ko-beshimi |
Costumes | Mae-shite |
Jō-kami (wig for old man’s character), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono without a pattern) or kogōshi-atsuita (a type of short-sleeved thickly-woven kimono with small check patterns), koshi-obi (belt), a fan, and a cane. |
Nochi-shite |
Iro-hachimaki (colored headband), akagashira (long red wig), tō-kanmuri (a type of crown worn by gods or Chinese emperors) or wakanmuri (a type of headdress worn primarily by male gods), awase-happi (lined happi-style kimono), kitsuke / atsuita (a type of short-sleeved kimono usually worn by male characters), hangire (a type of hakama-style trousers worn by powerful characters such as demons, gods, and warriors), koshi-obi, and a fan. Holding a mirror. |
Waki | Tokin (a headdress worn by a mountain ascetic or a tengu [long-nosed goblin]), suzukake (bobbles for the outer robe of a mountain ascetic), mizugoromo, kitsuke / ōkōshi-atsuita (a type of short-sleeved thickly-woven kimono with large check patterns), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, small sword, a fan, and prayer beads. |
Ai |
Kyōgen-kamishimo (tops and bottoms of kimono for kyōgen-kata), kitsuke / shima-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with stripes), koshi-obi, and a fan. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour 15 minutes |