本ほん幕まく

noun

fully raising the curtain for an actor's entrance or exit

Noh theater term: the curtain is raised completely when a main actor enters or exits, as opposed to a partial lift.

• 能のうでは、シテの登とう場じょう時じに本ほん幕まくが上あげられる。

  In Noh, the main curtain is fully raised when the shite enters.

noun

curtain with a family crest

A curtain bearing a family crest, used in traditional settings. This sense is less common and may be encountered in historical or theatrical contexts.

• 舞ぶ台たいに家か紋もん入いりの本ほん幕まくが掛かけられていた。

  A curtain with a family crest was hung on the stage.