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Title Contains Image(s) Description Keywords
a-un 阿吽 ✓

Sk: a-hum. 'A' is the sound of the first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet and is pronounced with the mouth open.…

Art History, Sculpture
agedatamiza 上畳座

A raised platform with a *tatami 畳 mat on top, often having a brightly…

Art History, Sculpture
Agyō 阿形

A statue of a figure with its mouth open. Usually seen on one of a pair of guardian kings *Niō…

Art History, Sculpture
akobujō 阿古父尉

Also written as 阿瘤尉. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面, representing a dignified, old man who…

Art History, Sculpture
Ama 案摩

A dance piece in *bugaku 舞楽, as well as the mask *…

Art History, Sculpture
ama 尼

Lit. nun. A character in kyōgen 狂言 plays, represented by a masked figure *…

Art History, Sculpture
Amida keka 阿弥陀悔過

One of a group of chanted prayers used to express penitence to various Buddhist deities. Prayers of repentance to *…

Art History, Sculpture
Amida kubon-in 阿弥陀九品印

Also read Amida kuhon-in. Lit. Mudras of the nine grades of Amida. The Pure Land jōdo 浄土 into which *…

Art History, Sculpture
andae 安陀衣

The simplest form of robe that a Buddhist priest wears when he is either resting or at work. The andae is one of…

Art History, Sculpture
Annamiyō 安阿弥様

A style of Buddhist statuary originated by Kaikei 快慶 (?-1189-1221-?), a devout believer in the Pure Land sect, Jōdokyō …

Art History, Sculpture
arabori 荒彫

Lit. rough cutting. The second stage in the making of a wooden statue. The first stage is to cut a large block of timber the…

Art History, Sculpture
aratsuchi 荒土

Lit. rough clay. Clay mixed with other materials (known as *susa すさ),…

Art History, Sculpture
asakurajō 朝倉尉

A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing an old man. The broad bone structure, direct…

Art History, Sculpture
asao 麻紵

Also written 麻緒, 麻苧, asahimo 麻紐, asa-ito 麻糸. Cord or thread made from hemp, asa 麻, and Chinese…

Art History, Sculpture
ashihozo 足ほぞ

Lit. foot-tenon. A rectangular piece of wood that projects from the sole of a standing wooden statue and fits into a…

Art History, Sculpture
awaotoko 阿波男

A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 of the basic emaciated *…

Art History, Sculpture
ayakashi 怪士

Also written 霊神, 網像, 危. Noh masks *nōmen 能面, representing a wraith or a…

Art History, Sculpture
Ayakiri 綾切

Also written 阿夜岐理 and called Aikirijo 愛嗜女. A dance piece in *bugaku 舞楽 and a…

Art History, Sculpture
gachirin 月輪

Also gatsurin, getsurin. A perfectly round circle meant to represent the full moon, a frequently used…

Art History, Sculpture
ganzō 龕像

Images carved in a niche. In a broad sense the term refers to the Buddhist images of high relief carved into the rock walls…

Art History, Sculpture
gasshō 合掌

1 The triangular frame created by joining a pair of cruck-like members *…

Architecture, General Terms, Art History, Sculpture
geki 戟

Also hoko 鉾. A weapon, found as an attribute of fearsome Buddhist figures such as *…

Art History, Sculpture
Genjōraku 還城楽

Return to the castle dance, Alternative names: Genkyōraku 環京楽 (Return to Capital Dance), Genjōraku 還成楽 (Return of One of…

Art History, Sculpture
gigakumen 伎楽面

Masks worn for performances of *gigaku 伎楽, now-lost temple processions and…

Art History, Sculpture
ginbutsu 銀仏

Silver Buddha. Bronze was the most frequent metal used in the production of Buddhist statues. Where silver was used instead…

Art History, Sculpture
gishi 祇支

Also sōgishi 僧祇支 (Sk: Sankaksika). A robe worn by Buddhist priests under the *…

Art History, Sculpture
gochi hōkan 五智宝冠

Also gobutsukan 五仏冠, gobutsu hōkan 五仏宝冠, gochi nyoraikan 五智如来冠, gohō tenkan 五宝天冠. A…

Art History, Sculpture
Gojo 呉女

Maid of (the country of) Wu 呉. The only female mask in the *gigaku 伎楽 repertory…

Art History, Sculpture
gokō 後光

Also written 御光. Aureole. The light emitted from the Buddha. Often expressed as a halo *…

Art History, Sculpture
Gokō 呉公

Lit. Man of (the country of) Wu 呉, a gigaku mask *gigakumen 伎楽面,…

Art History, Sculpture
gokosho 五鈷杵

A short club with five prongs at each end, usually made of gilt bronze. The central grip is encircled by demons' eyes …

Art History, Sculpture
gōzanze-in 降三世印

Lit. mudra of the Vanquisher of the Three Worlds (SK: trailokyavijaya mudra). A mudra or hand gesture *…

Art History, Sculpture
gozō roppu 五臓六腑

The internal organs of the body as defined in Chinese medicine kanpō 漢方. A model of the internal organs, made of…

Art History, Sculpture
gunji 軍持

Also written 君持 or 軍遅. Sanskrit kundika. A vase with two spouts, found as an attribute *…

Art History, Sculpture
gyōgetsukei 仰月形

A smile found on Buddhist images, where both ends of the mouth curve upward into the shape of a crescent moon. This smile is…

Art History, Sculpture
gyokugan 玉眼

Lit. crystal eyes. Eyes made of crystal which were inserted into the head of a wooden buddhist statue in order to produce a…

Art History, Sculpture
gyorinbuki 魚鱗葺

An arrangement of sculpted lotus petals *renben 蓮弁 on a lotus pedestal *…

Art History, Sculpture
gyōsō 形相 All of the visible attributes of a Buddhist figure. These include the countenance, posture, hand positions, and any… Art History, Sculpture
gyōzō 行像

Lit. traveling image. 

1 Buddhist images shown in the position of walking, often used in…

Art History, Sculpture

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University