In
kabuki, the
freezing of the action to give dramatic
intensity to the situation. It is often accompanied by
nirami, the
cross-eyed look that the
actor gives to the
audience; and by the striking of the
tsuke, wooden clappers.
Mi-e means 'see-do'.
A mie in which the throwing of a stone is frozen is called ishinage mie. A group pose in which three actors all adopt a mie is called tenchijin 'heaven-earth-person'.