Tōsen (Cathay Boat) : Details
| Schools | All five | |
| Category | The Fourth group Noh | |
| Author | Unknown (Tobi Matagorō Yoshihiro, according to one tradition) | |
| Subject | Undetermined | |
| Season | Not decided (Autumn in some schools) | |
| Scene | Hakozaki in Chikuzen province | |
| Tsukurimono | Cathay boat (a Chinese junk) | |
| Characters | Shite | So Kei Kan'nin |
| Kokata | So Kei’s two Chinese children, Sonshi and Soiu | |
| Kokata | So Kei’s two Japanese children | |
| Waki | A certain Mr. Hakozaki | |
| Ai | Servant of Mr. Hakozaki | |
| Ai | Boatman | |
| Masks | Shite | Akobujō, Asakakurajō, Koushijō, Kojō, Ryōnoijō |
| Costumes | Shite | jōgami (Tō-bōshi a Chinese-style hat), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / kogōshi-atsuita (thickly woven kimono with small checked patterns), shirotare (a type of wig made of white hair), koshi-obi (belt), a rope, a whip, and a tō-uchiwa (a Chinese fan). |
| Kokata (Two Chinese Children) | Sobatsugi (lined happi-style kimono with no sleeves, worn by worriers or Chinese characters), kitsuke / atsuita (a type of short-sleeved kimono mainly worn by male characters), hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a fan. | |
| Kokata (Two Japanese Children) | Kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character), nuihaku (a short-sleeved kimono with embroidery and gold or silver flakes applied to the fabric) worn in koshimaki style, koshi-obi, a rope, a fan, and a whip. | |
| Waki | Nashiuchi-eboshi (eboshi-style headdress), a white headband, tops and bottoms of hitatare (kimono for warriors) or tops and bottoms of suō (a long-sleeved unlined hemp kimono with matching top and bottom worn by male characters), kitsuke / atsuita, komi-ōkuchi (underwear hakama in ōkuchi-style), a small sword, and a fan. | |
| Ai (Servant) | Tops and bottoms of kimono for kyogen-kata. Holding a sword. | |
| Ai (Boatman) | Sobatsugi, kitsuke / atsuita, kukuri-bakama (a way of wearing hakama trousers, tucking the bottoms up at the knee with a string), and a pair of gaiters. | |
| Number of scenes | One | |
| Length | 1 hour and 40 minutes | |
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