metsukebashira 目付柱

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Architecture
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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 *nōbutai 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.