| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| chakushu ちゃく手 | Also takushu 磔手 and chōshu 張手 (Sk: vitasti). A unit of measure that originated in India, used in the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| chichinojō 父尉 | Father old man. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a cheerful old man. The powder… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Chidō 治道 | ✓ | The path purifier, mask worn by the first actor in a procession of ancient theatrical performances gigaku 伎楽.… |
Art History, Sculpture |
| chiken-in 智拳印 | Lit. knowledge-fist mudra. A mudra or hand gesture *in 印 formed by… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Chikyū 地久 | ✓ | Also enjiraku or enchiraku 円地楽. A piece in imperial court dancing *… |
Art History, Sculpture |
| chinsō chōkoku 頂相彫刻 | Also chinzō chōkoku, see *chinsō 頂相. Portrait sculptures of… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| chōgan 彫眼 | Eyes carved directly into the surface of a wooden sculpture. This method was in general use until the late Heian period when… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| chōjūza 鳥獣座 | Also kinjūza 禽獣座 and jūza 獣座. A pedestal or throne for a Buddhist image in the form of a bird or a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| chōketsue 長袂衣 | Also pronounced chōketsui. A garment with long sleeves. Seen, for example, on images of *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| chōren 頂蓮 | Also kairen 開蓮. A lotus flower found on the head of a *Fudō Myōō … |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| chūjō 中将 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 supposedly intended to represent the 9th-century poet and… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| chūkin 鋳金 | Metal casting. A technique used in metalwork to produce vessels or sculptures by melting down metal and pouring it into a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| chūson 中尊 | Also chūdai-no-son 中台の尊. The principal statue in a group of Buddhist statues. The central image in a triad or group… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| chūzō 鋳造 | Also imono 鋳物. Casting. A technique used to make cast sculptural forms. The base material was heated… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ebigote 海老篭手 | Also ebigatakote 海老形篭手. A shrimp-shaped gauntlet *kote 篭手. Armor worn to… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Ebisu 恵比須 | ✓ | Also written 夷, 戎, or 蛭子. |
Art History, Sculpture |
| eizō 影像 | Art History, Sculpture | ||
| emon 衣文 | Folds in a garment, or the pattern made by these folds. In Buddhist statues, the style of drapery folds changed… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| En-pa 円派 | A Buddhist sculpture school *bussho 仏所, active in Kyoto from the 11th century… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| enbu dangon 閻浮檀金 | An imaginary type of gold which, according to Buddhist scriptures, was the most precious of metals. It was said to be found… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| enkei kōhai 円形光背 | A round nimbus. A round halo on a Buddhist statue, attached to the back of the head. Enkei kōhai are further… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| enkō 円光 | A type of round nimbus *kōhai 光背 or halo, found on a Buddhist image. The… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| enmeikaja 延命冠者 | Lit. Lengthened life Kaja. A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a cheerful young… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| enpatsu 炎髪 | Also written 焔髪. Upstanding hair in the shape of flames. This accompanies an expression of anger *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ensōkō 円相光 | Also ensō kōhai 円相光背. A large circular halo *kōhai 光背 found on… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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