Colored mouth - Iro-o-kuchi

Japanese: 色大口 - いろおうくち
Colored mouth - Iro-o-kuchi

...Usually, those made of white fine fabric are used and are called shiro-okuchi. There are also hi-okuchi, colored okuchi in purple, light blue, green, etc., and patterned okuchi, each of which differs according to the role and purpose. For example, in Noh, shiro-okuchi and colored okuchi are used for both male and female roles, while hi-okuchi is used for female roles and patterned okuchi for nobles. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Iro-Oguchi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…普通,白の精好(せいごう)でできたものが多く用いられ白大口という。ほかに緋大口(ひのおおくち),紫,浅葱(あさぎ),緑などの色大口,模様大口などがあり,それぞれ役柄や用途によってちがいがある。たとえば能では白大口,色大口は男女の役ともに用いるが,緋大口は女に,模様大口は公達などに用いる。…

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