Schools |
All five |
Category |
The fourth group noh, kyōjo-mono |
Author |
Zeami |
Subject |
The episode of Hanshōyo in the Han Dynasty in China |
Season |
Autumn (July in the lunar calendar) |
Scenes |
Maeba |
Inn at Nogami in Mino Province |
Nochiba |
The woods of Tadasu in Kyoto |
Characters |
Mae-shite |
Hanago |
Nochi-shite |
Hanjo = Hanago |
Waki |
Yoshida no Shōshō |
Waki-tsure |
retainers (two or three) |
Ai |
Mistress of the inn at Nogami |
Masks |
Shite |
Wakaonna, Zō, Ko-omote, etc. |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
kazura (wig), kazura-obi (belt for a wig), karaori in “kinagashi”-style, kitsuke / surihaku, and a fan. |
Nochi-shite |
Same as the costume of mae-shite. However, the right sleeve is lowered from the shoulder (“karaori-nugisage (nugikake)”). |
Waki |
kazaori-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress), chōken, kitsuke / atsuita, koshi-obi (belt), and a fan. |
Waki-tsure |
tops and bottoms of suō (unlined hemp kimono for warrior’s daily wear), kitsuke/muji-noshime (noshime-style kimono with no pattern), a small sword, and a fan. One of them holds a sword. |
Ai |
bina'n-kazura (a white cloth to wrap around the head of a kyogen performer), nuihaku, and onna-obi. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour and 30 minutes |