Schools |
All fives |
Category |
The Third Group Noh |
Author |
Komparu Zenchiku |
Subject |
Legends associated with Fujiwara no Teika and Princess Shikishi |
Season |
Winter |
Scene | Senbon district in Kyoto |
Tsukurimono |
A grave mound placed in front of small and large hand drum players |
Characters |
Mae-shite |
Woman |
Nochi-shite |
Princess Shikishi |
Waki | Itinerant Monk |
Waki-tsure |
Attendant Monks (two) |
Ai |
Local man |
Masks |
Mae-shite |
Waka-onna or shakumi, fukai, ko’omote, etc. |
Nochi-shite |
Deigan, yase-onna, or rei-no-onna, etc. |
Costumes |
Mae-shite |
Kazura (wig), kazura-obi (band for a wig), karaori (a short-sleeved kimono outer robe) worn in kinagashi-style, kitsuke / surihaku (short-sleeved kimono, worn as the innermost layer of the costume of a female character) or shironeri (white silk kosode-style kimono), and a fan (or Buddhist prayer beads). |
Nochi-shite |
Kazura, kazura-obi, chōken (an unlined, long-sleeved elegant robe worn by dancing female characters), kitsuke / surihaku or shironeri, hakama in ōkuchi-style (scarlet), koshi-obi (belt), and a fan. |
Waki |
Sumi-bōshi (a hood for ordinary Buddhist monks), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing) or kogōshi-atsuita (thickly woven kimono with small check pattern) and hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a fan. |
Waki-tsure |
Sumi-bōshi (a hood for ordinary Buddhist monks), mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono), kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing) or kogōshi-atsuita (thickly woven kimono with small check pattern) and hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a fan. |
Ai |
Naga-kamishimo (long-sleeved kimono worn with a sleeveless robe and a pair of hakama trousers with trailing hems), kitsuke / dan-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with very wide stripes, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), koshi-obi, a fan, and a small sword. |
Number of scenes |
Two |
Length |
About 2 hours |