Prayer of the Sky

Japanese: 空ノ祈 - くうのいのり
Prayer of the Sky

...When this wig is left hanging long at the back, it is called a "nagakazura" (long wig), and is used for heavenly beings or crazy women. When an even longer kamoji (parting hair) is added, it is called a "nagakamoji" (long vertical parting), and is used in the small calligraphy "Kuunoinori" (Prayer of the Sky) in "Lady Aoi." Also, when a handful of wig hair is separated and left hanging in front, as in "Tamakazura" and "Semimaru" (the shite Miya Sakagami), it is called "tsukegami" (attached hair) or "midaregami" (disarranged hair)....

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Sora no Inori" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この鬘を長く後ろに垂らしたものを長鬘(ながかずら)といい,天人または狂乱の女などに用いる。さらに長いかもじ(髢)を継ぎ足したものを長髢(ながかもじ)といい,《葵上》の小書〈空ノ祈(くうのいのり)〉などに用いる。また,《玉葛(たまかずら)》や《蟬丸(せみまる)》のシテ逆髪の宮のように鬘の毛を一握りほど分けて前へ垂らしたものを付髪(つけがみ)または乱髪(みだれがみ)という。…

※「空ノ祈」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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