Marionette

Japanese: marionette
Marionette

…The materials used to make puppets are wood, leather, cloth, paper, rubber, etc., and they must be light, hard, and flexible. Of these, the marionette is the oldest in both the East and the West, and is made by hanging a puppet from 20 to 30 strings, which are attached to a board. The puppeteer stands at the top of the stage and manipulates the board, using the puppet as if it were a living thing. It is said that marionettes originally originated in southern Germany, and small theaters such as the Winter Marionette Theater and the Schmidt Theater still exist in Munich. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "marionette" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人形製作に用いられる材料は,木,皮,布,紙,ゴムなどで,軽くて固く柔軟性も要求される。 そのうちマリオネットmarionetteは東洋,西洋とも最古のもので,人形を20~30本の糸でつるし,その糸を手板につなぎ,人形遣いは舞台上部にいて手板を操り,人形を生きもののようにつかう。マリオネットはもともと南ドイツに起こったものともいわれ,ミュンヘンにはビンター・マリオネット座,シュミット座などの小劇場が現存している。…

※「marionette」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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