Stage - Okibutai

Japanese: 置舞台 - おきぶたい

〘noun〙① A stage that is laid out on the Bugaku stage, four sun (about 12 centimeters) high and one jo 8 shaku (about 5.4 meters) square, on which the performers dance. ② A platform laid on the stage in Kabuki when historical plays or dances are performed. It is used to smooth the actors' foot movements and improve the sound of their footsteps. The main stage and hanamichi are covered with rectangular hinoki boards four sun (about 12 centimeters) high, three shaku (90 centimeters) wide, and one jo (3 meters) or one jo 2 shaku (3.6 meters) long. A stage for performing gestures. A laid stage. *Kabuki, Kanjincho (1840) "The main stage and hanamichi are both covered with laid-out stages, and on the opposite side is a mirror panel painted with a pine tree."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 舞楽の舞台に敷き置かれ、この上で舞われる高さ四寸（約一二センチメートル）、一丈八尺（約五・四メートル）四方の舞台。② 歌舞伎で、時代物や舞踊などを演ずるとき、舞台の上に敷く台。俳優の足の動きをなめらかにしたり、足拍子の響きをよくするためのもの。高さ四寸（約一二センチメートル）、幅三尺（九〇センチメートル）、長さ一丈（三メートル）または一丈二尺（三・六メートル）の長方形のひのき板を本舞台と花道に敷きつめる。所作舞台。敷き舞台。※歌舞伎・勧進帳（1840）「本舞台、花道とも置舞台を敷きつめ、向ふ、松を描きたる鏡板」

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