Thin man - Seino

One of the ancient dances. It is also written as Seino or Koeno, and is also called "Saino". There are many unknown points about the origin of Hoso-o, but since it is connected to the legend of Iso-ra, the god who governs the underwater world, it is often discussed from that aspect. According to the legend, Iso-ra had an ugly face, so he covered his face with the sleeves of his jo-e and came out of the sea with a drum around his neck. The Eiga Monogatari states that "the Hoso-o of the Goryoe Festival hid his face with a hand towel," so it is thought that the Hoso-o of the Heian period was related to the Goryoe Festival. The appearance of the Hoso-o at the Kasuga Wakamiya Festival, which is said to have started in 1136 (Hōen 2), is well known to this day. Six people wearing eboshi hats, white jo-e robes, and white masks appear, two of whom play flutes, two of whom beat waist drums with both hands, and the other two dance while covering their masks with their right sleeves. The white mask and drum are characteristic of the Hosoo, but the Isora Kakko dance at Yawata Shikanoumi Shrine in Shikanoshima, Fukuoka City is also likely to be that of the Hosoo. Hosoo is also seen in dolls, and puppet dolls of the Hosoo are handed down at Kohyo Shrine in Yoshitomi-cho, Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Kohyo Shrine in Itoda, Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture. The theory that Hosoo and Zae no Onoko are the same is said to be different, as there is no historical evidence to support this.

[Shigeru Takayama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

古舞の一つ。青農、声納とも書き、「さいのお」ともいう。細男の由来については不明な点が多いが、海中をつかさどる神である磯良(いそら)の伝説と結び付いているために、多くその側面から論じられている。伝説によると、磯良は顔が醜かったので浄衣(じょうえ)の袖(そで)で顔を覆い首に鼓をかけて海中より出てきたという。『栄花物語』には「御霊会(ごりょうえ)の細男の手拭(てぬぐい)して顔隠したる」とあり、平安時代の細男は御霊会と関係があったと思われる。1136年（保延2）に始まると伝わる春日(かすが)若宮おん祭における細男は、その姿をいまによく伝えている。烏帽子(えぼし)・白浄衣・白覆面の6人が出て、2人は笛を吹き、2人は腰鼓(ようこ)を両手で打ち、他の2人は覆面の上を右袖で覆い舞い進む。白覆面と鼓は細男を特色づけているが、福岡市志賀島(しかのしま)八幡志賀海神社の磯良羯鼓(かっこ)の舞も細男であろう。また細男は人形にもみられ、福岡県築上(ちくじょう)郡吉富(よしとみ)町古表(こひょう)神社、大分県中津市伊藤田の古要(こひょう)神社には細男の傀儡(くぐつ)人形が伝承されている。細男と才(ざえ)の男(おのこ)が同一であるという説は、これを証する史料が見当たらないことから、この両者は異なるともいわれている。

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