| 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… |
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| Agyō 阿形 | A statue of a figure with its mouth open. Usually seen on one of a pair of guardian kings *Niō… |
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| akobujō 阿古父尉 | Also written as 阿瘤尉. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面, representing a dignified, old man who… |
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| Ama 案摩 | A dance piece in *bugaku 舞楽, as well as the mask *… |
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| ama 尼 | Lit. nun. A character in kyōgen 狂言 plays, represented by a masked figure *… |
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| 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 *… |
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| 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 *… |
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| 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… |
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| 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 … |
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| 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… |
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| aratsuchi 荒土 | Lit. rough clay. Clay mixed with other materials (known as *susa すさ),… |
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| asakurajō 朝倉尉 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing an old man. The broad bone structure, direct… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| awaotoko 阿波男 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 of the basic emaciated *… |
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| ayakashi 怪士 | Also written 霊神, 網像, 危. Noh masks *nōmen 能面, representing a wraith or a… |
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| Ayakiri 綾切 | Also written 阿夜岐理 and called Aikirijo 愛嗜女. A dance piece in *bugaku 舞楽 and a… |
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| zahō 坐法 | Also referred to as zasei 坐勢 (Sk: asana). A seated position for a Buddhist image. Ancient Indian ascetics used… |
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| zazō 坐像 | A Buddhist image which is seated, as opposed to standing *ryūzō 立像. The… |
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| Zen-pa 善派 | A school of Buddhist sculptors *bussho 仏所, who often used the character 'Zen' 善… |
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| zengo hagi-awase 前後矧合 | Also abbreviated to zengohagi 前後矧. A method of making a wooden statue where the statue is carved in two separate… |
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| zenjō-in 禅定印 | Lit. "meditation mudra." A mudra or hand gesture *in 印, formed by placing the palms… |
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| Zenkōji shiki Amida sanzon 善光寺式阿弥陀三尊 | Images of the *Amida 阿弥陀 trinity made in the style of the Amida trinity at Zenkōji 善光寺 in… |
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| zō-onna 増女 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面, representing a young angel, goddess or enlightened woman.… |
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| Zō Tōdaiji Zōbussho 造東大寺造仏所 | Also Tōdaiji Zōbussho 東大寺造仏所. A workshop which made statues for Tōdaiji 東大寺 in Nara. In 748, the government set up a… |
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| zōbussho 造仏所 | Government-run workshops making Buddhist statues during the Nara period. Post-9th-century independent and temple-run… |
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| zokutaizō 俗体像 | A portrait of a lay person in formal secular dress. This contrasts with the more numerous portraits of Buddhist priests… |
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| zōmen 蔵面 | Offertory mask. Cloth or paper masks used in *bugaku 舞楽 in the pieces *… |
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| zōnai nōnyūhin 像内納入品 | Also nōnyūhin 納入品, tainai nōnyūhin 胎内納入品, tainai nōnyūbutsu 胎内納入物. Objects found in the… |
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| zōshu 像主 | A patron. A person who requests the building of a Buddhist temple or work of art. |
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| zōzōki 造像記 | Also zōzōki daiki 造像題記, zōzōmei 造象銘. A record that keeps track of the completion and repair dates of a… |
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| zuizō 瑞像 | A name given to a sandalwood statue of Shaka Nyorai 釈迦如来 (in the same style as the figure in Seiryōji 清涼寺, Kyoto). See *… |
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| zukō 頭光 | Lit. head light. A nimbus or halo that encircles the head of an image of a Buddhist deity. In the case of sculpture it is… |
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