| 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 | |
| fudō 不動 | Art History, Sculpture | ||
| fukai 深井 | Deep. A noh mask, *nōmen 能面, representing a middle-aged woman torn by… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| fukijiku 葺軸 | The part of a lotus-petal base, *rengeza 蓮華座, for a Buddhist image… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| fukikaeshi 吹返 | 1 Also written 葺返. A board which projects diagonally out from the top of a statue canopy, *… |
Architecture, Accessories, Sculpture, Art History | |
| fukiyose 吹寄 | 1 The arrangement of muntins, lattice (*fukiyose gōshi… |
Art History, General Terms, Sculpture, Architecture | |
| fukiyoseshiki 吹寄式 | Also fukiyosebuki 吹寄葺, fukiyose renben 吹寄蓮弁, or *fukiyose… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| fuku-no-kami 福の神 | The god of happiness, represented in kyōgen 狂言 plays by a masked figure, *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| fumigaeshi 踏返 | Replica casting. A technique used in metal casting, where a simple, flat metal object was covered with clay to make a mold.… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| funagata kōhai 舟形光背 | Also funagatakō 舟形光. Lit. boat-shaped halo. A halo, *kōhai 光背, with a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| fundami 粉溜 | Also read fundame. A technique of coating a statue with gold. Used during and after the Kamakura period. The figure… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| funnusō 忿怒相 | Also funnugyō 忿怒形 or shinnusō 瞋怒相. An angry expression found on Buddhist images. The opposite of *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| funzōe 糞掃衣 | Also pronounced funsōe or funsōi. A Buddhist monk's robe made from rags. According to Buddhist tradition,… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| fusakumen 布作面 | Lit. cloth masks. Also sakumen 作面. Eighth-century burlap (ramie) pieces with a human face sketched in the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| fushikizō 節木増 | Knotted zō. A noh mask, *nōmen 能面, representing a mature young woman. A… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| fuza 趺坐 | Abbreviation of either the *kekka fuza 結跏趺坐 (full-lotus posture) or the *… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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