Okinamen - Okinamen

Japanese: 翁面 - おきなめん

〘Noun〙 A type of Noh mask. It has been used since the Middle Ages, when it was called Okina Sarugaku, and today in Noh plays known as "Okina" or " Shiki Sanba" , there are the white-painted Hakushikijo ( = in the past there was also the flesh-colored Nikushikijo) used for the Okina played by the shite, and the black Kokushikijo ( Kokushikijo) used for Sanbaso performed by the Kyogen actor. In addition, there is the Chichinojo, which is not usually performed today. In both the "Shiroijo" and " Kokushikijo ", the chin is cut and both ends are tied together with string, and the beard is made of implanted hair, but the nose whiskers of the "Shiroijo" are painted with hair. Okina. Okina mask. ※Fushikaden (around 1400-02) 4 "From among these, I selected Inatsumi no Okina ( Okina mask) , Yonatsumi no Okina (Sanban Sarugaku) , and Chichi no Zeu , these three."

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Japanese:

〘名〙能面の一種。中世、翁猿楽と呼ばれていた頃から用い、現在では、能楽で「翁」「式三番(しきさんば)」といわれる曲で、シテが演ずる翁に用いる白い彩色の白色尉(はくしきじょう)（=古くは肉色の彩色の肉色尉もある）と、狂言方が演ずる三番叟(さんばそう)に用いる黒い黒色尉(こくしきじょう)とがある。このほか、現在では普通は上演されない父尉(ちちのじょう)とがある。「白色尉」「黒色尉」ともに、顎(あご)は切れて両端を紐で結びつけてあって、ひげは植毛であるが、「白色尉」では鼻ひげは毛描きである。おきなおもて。おきな。おきなの面。※風姿花伝（1400‐02頃）四「その中をゑらびて、稲経(いなつみ)の翁(おきな)〈翁面〉、代経(よなつみ)の翁〈三番申楽〉、父助(ちちのぜう)、これ三を定む」

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