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Glossary Noh 能

Agemaku

The five-colored curtain dividing the bridgeway from the mirror room.

The five-colored curtain dividing the bridgeway from the mirror room of a nō stage. For major entrances and exits, attendants lift the corners of the curtain using long bamboo poles. For less conspicuous entrances, the lower portion of the curtain is pulled to the side.