| The character of Aoi no Ue, who is haunted by the wraith and sick in bed, is expressed by laying a kosode (a kimono with short sleeves worn as underclothing by the upper classes) on the stage (which is called dashikosode). |
生霊に祟られ寝込んでいることを一枚の小袖を舞台に寝かすこと（出し小袖）で表現している。 |