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ナンキンたま 南京玉
Noun
1. street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poemHistorical term, See also すだれ
Wikipedia definition
2. Nankin Tamasudareis a kind of traditional Japanese street performance. The name "Nankin Tamasudare" is a play on words, as it can mean a kind of flower, as well as mean something like "a wonderous woven screen. " (Sudare is a kind of screen made by weaving straw with twine. ) The performance consists of a person skilled in manipulating special screens made of loosely woven sticks, as well as chanting an accompanying a kind of poetry.
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Other forms
南京玉簾 【ナンキンたますだれ】

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