Schools |
All five schools |
Category |
the third group Noh, kazura-mono |
Author |
Unknown |
Subject |
The episode of Sakaki in The Tale of Genji |
Season |
Autumn (September) |
Scenes |
Maeba |
Evening at an old shrine of Nonomiya in Sagano, Kyoto |
Nochiba |
Same place in the middle of the night |
Tsukurimono |
Torii gate at the central front of the stage. |
Characters |
Mae-shite (first-half lead part) |
Village woman |
Nochi-shite (second-half lead part) |
Ghost of Lady Rokujō |
Waki (supporting cast) |
Traveling monk |
Ai (interluding cast) |
Villager |
Masks |
Mae-shite |
Wakaonna, Fukai, Ko-omote, Zō, or Magojirō |
Nochi-shite |
Same as above |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
kazura, kazura-obi, karaori (outer robe) in “kinagashi”-style, kitsuke / surihaku, and a fan. Holds a tree branch. |
Nochi-shite |
kazura, kazura-obi, chōken, kitsuke / surihaku, scarlet hakama in ōkuchi-style, koshi-obi (belt), and a fan. |
Waki |
sumi-bōshi (a hood for ordinary Buddhist monks), kitsuke / noshime without patterns, mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), koshi-obi, a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About two hours |