Chukei

Japanese: 中啓 - ちゅうけい

〘Noun〙 ("Kei" means to open) A type of " Suehiro ④". Its characteristic is that the tip is narrower than Suehiro, and there is no carving on the rib. The top of the rib is curved outward, so even when folded, the head is still half-open (naka-hiro), hence the name. It was mainly used by monks and senior retainers. Ukeori . ※Torahirohon Kyogen: Old Warrior (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "Child 1: Wearing gold leaf long hakama, <abbreviated> black bone naka-hiro lacquered hat"

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「啓」はひらくの意) 「末広(すえひろ)④」の一種。先端が末広より狭く、親骨に彫りを加えないことを特色とするもの。親骨の上端を外側にそらせてあり、たたんでもなお頭部が半びらき（中啓）になっているところからの名称。主として僧侶や宿老が用いた。浮折(うけおり)。※虎寛本狂言・老武者（室町末‐近世初）「児一着付箔長袴の下〈略〉黒骨中啓塗笠」

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