Also takushu 磔手 and chōshu 張手 (Sk: vitasti). A unit of measure that originated in India, used in the…

Father old man. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a cheerful old man. The powder…

The path purifier, mask worn by the first actor in a procession of ancient theatrical performances gigaku 伎楽.…

Lit. knowledge-fist mudra. A mudra or hand gesture *in 印 formed by…

Also enjiraku or enchiraku 円地楽. A piece in imperial court dancing *…

Also chinzō chōkoku, see *chinsō 頂相. Portrait sculptures of…

Eyes carved directly into the surface of a wooden sculpture. This method was in general use until the late Heian period when…

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…

Also pronounced chōketsui. A garment with long sleeves. Seen, for example, on images of *…

Also kairen 開蓮. A lotus flower found on the head of a *Fudō Myōō …

A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 supposedly intended to represent the 9th-century poet and…

Metal casting. A technique used in metalwork to produce vessels or sculptures by melting down metal and pouring it into a…

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…

Also imono 鋳物. Casting. A technique used to make cast sculptural forms. 

The base material was heated…

A technique used to hollow out the interior of a wooden statue. The hollow produced is also called uchiguri.…

Lit. "planting." A technique used to make wooden statues, where the hair and beard are made separately, and then attached to…

Also written 請花, 受華, 請華; sometimes pronounced ukehana. Flower-shaped support. A support in the shape of an open,…

Formerly known as hanshutsuzō 半出像. A relief, or a method used to carve a relief on a flat surface. Halfway…

See *nikkei 肉髻. A hemispherical protuberance emerging from the head of a…

Also usofuki, sometimes written 嘯吹. Lit. "bluffer or whistler"; a humorous mask used in kyōgen 狂言 plays.…

Also asanikubori 浅肉彫, asaukibori 浅浮彫, teiukibori 低浮彫, usuukibori 薄浮彫. A type of…