Wall painting - Kabe-nuri

Japanese: 壁塗 - かべぬり

〘noun〙① The act of painting walls with soil, lime, etc. Also, a person who does this by profession. A plasterer. A wall carpenter. A wall plasterer. ※Eika ( c . 1028-92) Utagai "They also did countless things, such as cypress bark roofing, plastering, and tile making."② In Bunraku puppet theater, one of the puppet movement styles. It is an action that expresses a feeling of panic, and is so named because the hands move in a way that makes it seem as if they are plastering a wall.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 壁を土、石灰などで塗ること。また、それを職業とする人。左官。壁大工。壁塗大工。※栄花（1028‐92頃）うたがひ「檜皮葺(ひはだふき)・かへぬり・瓦作なども、数を尽くしたり」② 人形浄瑠璃で、人形の動きの型の一つ。うろたえる気持を表わす動作で、両手を壁を塗るような形で動かすところからいうか。

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