南なん京きん玉たますだれ

noun

Nanjing bead screen street performance

A traditional Japanese street performance where the performer manipulates a bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting a rhythmic poem. Historical term; now mostly seen at festivals or as a cultural demonstration.

See also: すだれ

• 縁えん日にちで南なん京きん玉たますだれの実じつ演えんを見みた。

  I saw a performance of Nanjing bead screen at the festival.

• 南なん京きん玉たますだれの口こう上じょうは独どく特とくの節ふし回まわしがある。

  The chant of the Nanjing bead screen has a distinctive rhythm.