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Vest (Kataginu) Ensemble with Trivets
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The most characteristic Kyōgen costume is probably the kataginu. This broad-shouldered, vestlike garment is usually decorated with large bold patterns related to the role being played. As most kataginu are worn by actors playing servants, typical patterns include animals, vegetables, and household items. The vest is worn over short hakama pants and a robe: the front panels hang over the pants, the back covers the hips, and the whole kataginu is tied with a cotton sash. The back of this kataginu vest is decorated with three iron trivets, or kettle tripods, on a dark gray ground, as well as with the shepherd’s-purse-in-snowflake Kyōgen crest. The Noh play Iron Trivet (Kanawa) may also have inspired the motif’s development. The pants are embellished with auspicious motifs and treasures in crest format on a green ground.
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