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For both rituals, Vessel and Kanade had to undergo purification beneath the mask in the [[Antechamber]].<ref>''Fatal Frame IV Spirit List'', Entry #225, "Vessel and Kanade Meditating"</ref><ref>''[[Tsubaki Tono's Diary]]'', [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref> There they would listen to the [[Lunar Melody]] from the altar and become one with the mask, before proceeding directly to the ritual dais.<ref>''[[Antechamber Origins]]'', [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref> | For both rituals, Vessel and Kanade had to undergo purification beneath the mask in the [[Antechamber]].<ref>''Fatal Frame IV Spirit List'', Entry #225, "Vessel and Kanade Meditating"</ref><ref>''[[Tsubaki Tono's Diary]]'', [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref> There they would listen to the [[Lunar Melody]] from the altar and become one with the mask, before proceeding directly to the ritual dais.<ref>''[[Antechamber Origins]]'', [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref> | ||
In the past, the Vessel was also required to participate in rituals in the [[Primeval Passage]] to ensure her suitability as a medium, consorting with spirits and becoming accustomed to the "utsusemi" (empty body) state.<ref>''[[Rogetsu | In the past, the Vessel was also required to participate in rituals in the [[Primeval Passage]] to ensure her suitability as a medium, consorting with spirits and becoming accustomed to the "utsusemi" (empty body) state.<ref>''[["The Rogetsu Primeval Passage"]]'', [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref><ref>''[["Legend of the Moonglow Well"]]'', [[Fatal Frame IV]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:00, 16 March 2023
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The Vessel (or Utsuwa in fan translations) was the central figure in the Rite of Descent ritual of Rogetsu Isle, and later the Rogetsu Kagura, a simplified version of the Kiraigou performed for tourists. Wearing a mask and accompanied by five young Kanade, the Vessel would dance throughout the lunar eclipse.
Selection
The selection process for a Vessel in the Kiraigou is obscure. In the case of the Kagura, the islanders would recommend a suitable woman to the head of the Haibara Family on the basis of age and temperament.[1]
Preparation
For both rituals, Vessel and Kanade had to undergo purification beneath the mask in the Antechamber.[2][3] There they would listen to the Lunar Melody from the altar and become one with the mask, before proceeding directly to the ritual dais.[4]
In the past, the Vessel was also required to participate in rituals in the Primeval Passage to ensure her suitability as a medium, consorting with spirits and becoming accustomed to the "utsusemi" (empty body) state.[5][6]
Rituals
In the Kiraigou, the role of the Vessel was to channel the spirits of the dead through a gate to the other world, which would open on the surface of the sea if the ritual was performed successfully. The dancer in the Kiraigou wore a red kimono with cloud patterns. Her mask was the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, crafted using severed facial skin of a person who had Budded, and purified in the moonlight in the Luminary Sanctum.[7]
The Kagura did not open the gate, but the Vessel acted as the source of the trance-like state of emptiness, which would spread to the crowd and end at the culmination of the ritual and moment of eclipse. She would wear a white kimono and a mask with no special properties.
Known Vessels
- Tsubaki Tono - performed in the Kagura in the 1970s
- Sakuya Haibara - performed once in the Kagura in the 1960s,[8] and again in the Rite of Descent in the 1970s
Misc. Info
- The character 器 (utsuwa) has a range of meanings, including "vessel" and "instrument", which convey the Vessel's role in receiving and channelling the spirits of the dead.
- The same word is also used to refer to the shrine maiden in the Tokoyomi Ritual from Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir, who becomes a vessel for a god to reside in.
References
- ↑ Tsubaki Tono's Diary, Fatal Frame IV
- ↑ Fatal Frame IV Spirit List, Entry #225, "Vessel and Kanade Meditating"
- ↑ Tsubaki Tono's Diary, Fatal Frame IV
- ↑ Antechamber Origins, Fatal Frame IV
- ↑ "The Rogetsu Primeval Passage", Fatal Frame IV
- ↑ "Legend of the Moonglow Well", Fatal Frame IV
- ↑ Hall Of The Conscious Mind - Notes, Fatal Frame IV
- ↑ Story Outline, Zero Tsukihami no Kamen Official Guidebook page 110-113. (English translation)