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Schools All five. The title is called “Sotowa Komachi” according to the Kanze School, “Sotowa Gomachi” according to the Kita School, and “Sotoba Komachi” in the other three.
Category The fourth group Noh, Rōjo-mono
Author Kannami
Subject “Tamatsukuri Komachi-shi Sōsuisho” , etc.
Season Not determined
Scenes Abeno in Settsu Province (or Toba in Yamashiro Province)
Characters Shite Ono-no-Komachi
Waki Monk from Mount Kōya
Waki-tsure Attending Monks (two)
Masks Shite Rōjo, Uba
Costumes Shite uba-katsura (a wig for old woman’s character), kazura-obi (band for a wig), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), ironashi-nuihaku (A short-sleeved kimono with embroidery and with gold or silver flakes placed on the fabric. No scarlet color in the pattern) worn in koshimaki (wrapped around the waist) style, kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character), koshi-obi (belt), a sedge rain hat, and a cane.[In some performance, the performer wears kazaori-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress), takes mizugoromo off to wear chōken (an unlined, long-sleeved elegant garment worn by dancing female characters) and holds a fan in the change of costume on the stage (In some cases the performer wears a mizugoromo without a belt]
Waki sumi-bōshi (a hood for regular Buddhist monks), mizugoromo, kitsuke / kogōshi-atsuita (thickly woven kimono with small check patterns) (or kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing)), koshi-obi, Buddhist prayer beads, and a fan
Waki-tsure sumi-bōshi, mizugoromo, kitsuke / muji-noshime, koshi-obi, Buddhist prayer beads, and a fan
Number of scenes One
Length About 1 hour and 50 minutes
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