Matsumushi (Bell Crickets) : Details
| Schools | All five | |
| Category | The Fourth Group Noh | |
| Author | Unknown (Zeami or Komparu Zenchiku, according to different legends) | |
| Subject | Kanajo (Kana Preface) of Kokin Waka-shu (Collection of Japanese Poetry of Ancient and Modern Times) | |
| Season | Fall | |
| Scene | Abeno in Settsu Province | |
| Characters | Mae-shite | Villager |
| Nochi-shite | Ghost of the Villager | |
| Tsure | Friend of the Villager | |
| Waki | Merchant | |
| Ai | Local Man | |
| Masks | Mae-shite | None |
| Nochi-shite | Mikazuki, Ayakashi, Awa-otoko, Chigusa-otoko, Shinkaku, Yase-otoko, etc. | |
| Costumes | Mae-shite | Shike-mizugoromo (a type of knee-length kimono of middling quality) or kake-suō (tops of a long-sleeved unlined hemp kimono worn by male characters), kitsuke / dan-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with very wide stripes, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing), or hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi (belt), a fan, and a sedge hat. |
| Nochi-shite | Kuroji-hachimaki (a black headband), kurogashira (a long black wig), happi (happi-style kimono) that can be worn with the sleeves taken off of the shoulders, kitsuke / atsuita (a short-sleeved, thickly-woven kimono mainly worn by male characters), hangire (a type of hakama trousers worn by strong characters such as demons, gods, and warriors),koshi-obi, and a fan. | |
| Tsure | Yore-mizugoromo (a long-sleeved garment with a transparent appearance, worn by male and female characters of lesser standing), kitsuke / muji-noshime (short-sleeved kimono with no pattern, worn as the innermost layer of the costumes of male characters of lesser standing) or hakama in ōkuchi-style (white), koshi-obi, and a fan. | |
| Waki | Tops and bottoms of suō, kitsuke / muji-noshime or dan-noshime, a small sword, 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, a small sword, and a fan. | |
| Number of scenes | Two | |
| Length | About 1 hour and 30 minutes | |
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