also: シテばしら
noun
upstage right pillar on a noh stage
The pillar where the shite (main actor) stands at the beginning and end of a noh play. A technical term in noh theater.
See also: 仕手
能舞台では、仕手柱のそばに立つことが多い。
On the noh stage, the actor often stands near the shite-bashira.
Refers to the main actor in noh, while 仕手柱 is the specific pillar associated with that actor's position.
Compound of 仕手 (shite, 'main actor in noh') and 柱 (hashira, 'pillar').