| 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 | |
| yakan 野干 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a small Chinese fox. Its thin-lipped, slightly… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yakuko 薬壷 | A medicine jar, found on the palm of the left hand in figures of *Yakushi 薬師, the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Yakushi keka 薬師悔過 | Keka 悔過 is a term used in Buddhism meaning repentance of one's sins, and refers to the chanting of prayers to… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Yamauba 山姥 | Also read Yamanba. Oni-onna 鬼女 (demonic woman) or yama-onna 山女 (mountain woman) are used occasionally.… |
Art History, Painting, Sculpture | |
| yase-onna 痩女 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing the suffering spirit of a woman who dies from… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yase-otoko 痩男 | Emaciated man. Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a ghost suffering in hell. Lean… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yogan-in 与願印 | Lit. "wish-granting mudra (Sk: varada mudra)"; also segan-in 施願印. A mudra or hand gesture *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yōraku 瓔珞 | 1 A string of beads or lacework used to decorate Buddhist statues and objects. Often found on Bodhisattva… |
Art History, Sculpture, Architecture, Decorations | |
| yorimasa 頼政 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a 12th-century warrior-poet of the Seiwa Genji… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yoroboshi 弱法師 | Priest with faltering step. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a blind young boy… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yoseki-zukuri 寄木造 | Also read yosegi zukuri. Formerly called kiyose zukuri 木寄造 or yoseai zukuri 寄合造. Antomym of *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yūgeza 遊戯坐 | ✓ | Also read yūgiza (Sk: lalitasana). A seated position for a Buddhist image, usually a bodhisattva *… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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