Schools |
All five |
Category |
The second group Noh |
Author |
Unknown |
Subject |
Heiji Monogatari (the Tale of the Heiji Rebellion), volume 2, “Yoshitomo Aohaka ni Ochitsuku koto (Episode of Yoshitomo Stopping to Rest at Aohaka Inn)” |
Season |
Spring (January in in the lunar calendar) |
Scene | Aohaka in Mino Province |
Characters |
Mae-shite |
Female Innkeeper |
Nochi-shite |
Tomonaga |
Tsure |
Female Attendant or Servant (depending on school) |
Tomo | Attendant (depending on school) |
Waki |
Itinerant Monk |
Wakitsure |
Monk accompanying Itinerant Monk |
Ai |
Servant of the Innkeeper |
Masks |
Mae-shite |
Fukai or shakumi |
Nochi-shite |
Chūjō or imawaka |
Tsure (female attendant) |
Ko-omote, tsuremen |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
Kazura (wig), kazura-obi (band for a wig), karaori (a short-sleeved outer kimono worn by female characters) worn in kinagashi-style, kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character), and crystal Buddhist prayer beads. Holding a leaf. |
Nochi-shite |
Kuro-tare (a black wig with hair extending slightly below the shoulders), a white headband, Nashi-uchieboshi (eboshi-style headdress for warriors), hitoe-happi (unlined happi-style kimono) or chōken (an unlined, long-sleeved elegant garment worn by dancing female characters), kitsuke / atsuita (a type of short-sleeved kimono mainly worn by male characters) or nuihaku (a short-sleeved kimono with embroidery and gold and silver flakes applied to the fabric), hangire (a type of hakama trouser worn by strong characters such as demons, gods, and warriors) or hakama in ōkuchi-style, koshi-obi (belt), a fan, and a sword. |
Tsure (female attendant) |
Kazura, kazura-obi, kitsuke / surihaku, and scarlet karaori worn in kinagashi-style |
Tomo |
Kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern), tops and bottoms of suō (a long-sleeved, unlined hemp kimono with matching top and bottom, worn by male characters), a fan, and a small sword. Holding a sword. |
Waki |
Sumi-bōshi (a hood for ordinary Buddhist monks), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / muji-noshime, might wear hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Wakitsure |
Sumi-bōshi (a hood for ordinary Buddhist monks), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / muji-noshime, might wear hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, a fan, and Buddhist prayer beads. |
Ai |
Tops and bottoms of kimono for kyogen-kata, shima-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with stripes), koshi-obi, and a fan. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 1 hour 50 minutes |