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dan 段

1 Also written 反. A step. The level part or tread of a flight of stairs. When made of wood, the tread is…

Art History, Architecture, General Terms, Crafts
dōfuku 胴服

A man's hip-length jacket, generally worn over other clothing or armor by high-ranking samurai 侍 from the late…

Art History, Crafts
donsu 緞子

Also written 純子. Patterned damask weave. A thick and glossy silk variety of shusu 繻子 (satin), with the design made…

Art History, Crafts
igayaki 伊賀焼

Iga 伊賀 ware. A stoneware ceramic made in Iga (now Maruhashira 丸柱 village), Mie Prefecture and in a few nearby villages. The…

Art History, Crafts
imariyaki 伊万里焼 ✓

Imari ware. A general term for porcelain from the Arita 有田 region of Saga Prefecture, but not including the Kakiemon 柿右衛門…

Art History, Crafts
inrō 印籠

Lit. seal caddy. A tiered rectangular or circular container used originally for seals but later for medicines and other…

Art History, Crafts
iro-e 色絵

Lit. colored picture.

1 A metalwork term for the soldering of thin sheets of gold, silver, or other…

Art History, Crafts
irogami 色紙

1 Paper dyed various colors using one of several techniques: sen'izome 繊維染 (raw fibers dyed before…

Art History, Crafts

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University