metsukebashira　目付柱

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Lit. eye-fastening post. Also mitsukibashira 見付柱; sumibashira 隅柱. A guide post. The corner post at the left front of a noh stage *noubutai 能舞台 as seen from the audience. Although from some viewers' seats, it is an irritating obstruction, it serves as an important guide for the actors.

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