Schools |
All five |
Category |
The fourth group Noh, kyōjo-mono, occasionally performed as a third group Noh |
Author |
Zeami (Kuse was written by Kannami) |
Subject |
Not specified |
Season |
Autumn (September in the lunar calendar) |
Scene |
Ajimano in Echizen Province and the Capital of Tamaho in Yamato Province |
Tsukurimono |
a palanquin |
Characters |
Shite |
Teruhi-no-mae (Lady Teruhi) |
Tsure |
Female servant |
Kokata |
Emperor Keitei (more commonly known as Emperor Keitai) |
Waki |
Attending imperial officer |
Mae-wakitsure |
Imperial messenger |
Waki-tsure |
Several attending guards (in some schools) |
Tachishū |
Palanquin bearers (two) |
Masks |
Shite |
Wakaonna, Zō, Magojirō, Ko-omote, etc. |
Tsure |
Ko-omote |
Costumes |
Shite |
Kazura (wig), kazura-obi (a strap for a wig), karaori (a short-sleeved outer kimono worn by female characters) in “kinagashi" -style, kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character), and a fan. In the later half, the performer wears the karaori in “nugikake" -style (that is, the right sleeve of the karaori is left unworn). |
Tsure |
Kazura, kazura-obi, karaori in “nugikake" -style, kitsuke / surihaku, and a flower basket. |
Kokata |
Uikanmuri (the headdress for emperors, nobles, or aged deities), unlined kariginu-style kimono, kitsuke / atsuita (a type of short-sleeved kimono mainly worn by male characters), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi (sash), and a fan. |
Waki |
Awase-happi (lined happi-style kimono), kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, a sword, and a fan. |
Mae-wakitsure |
Kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), tops and bottoms of suō (a long-sleeved unlined hemp kimono with matching top and bottom worn by male characters), a small sword, a fan, a flower basket, and a letter. |
Waki-tsure |
Kitsuke / muji-noshime, tops and bottoms of suō, koshi-obi, a sword, and a fan. |
Tachishū |
Kitsuke / atsuita, hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), and koshi-obi. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour and 30 minutes |