鯨くじら幕まく

noun

black and white striped funeral curtain

A curtain with alternating black and white vertical stripes, traditionally hung at Japanese funerals and wakes. The pattern resembles the belly of a whale, hence the name.

• 葬そう儀ぎ場じょうの入いり口ぐちに鯨くじら幕まくが張はられていた。

  A black and white striped curtain was hung at the entrance of the funeral hall.