Katahazushi
【片はずし】
【KATAHAZUSHI】
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Tonase, a representative Katahazushi role, in “Kanadehon Chushingura”. Kamejiro 2nd (Ichikawa Ennosuke 4th) as Konami and Nakamura Ganjiro 3rd (Sakata Tojuro 4th) as Tonase. November, 2002 at the National Theatre. (Y_E0100231091029）
It is a common hairstyle worn by Buke Nyobo (samurai wives) and Goten Jochu (waiting women at a samurai residence), and the hair is bound by a single hairpin called Kougai. In Kabuki as well, a wig of Katahazushi is widely used as a typical hairstyle for women in a samurai family. Meanwhile, the Onnagata role of samurai wives or waiting women came to be called “Katahazushi”. The chief examples include Masaoka in “Meiboku Sendaihagi” and Tonase in “Kanadehon Chushingura”.
