| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| daibusshi 大仏師 | Also daibusshi-shiki 大仏師職, zōbutsu-chōkan 造仏長官. An important Buddhist sculptor *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| daibutsu 大仏 | ✓ | Also jōrokubutsu 丈六仏. The term used to describe a very large statue of Buddha. Originally any statue more than… |
Art History, Sculpture |
| daibutsuza 大仏座 | A standard lotus pedestal *rengeza 蓮華座 used to support a *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| daie 大衣 | Also sōgyari 僧伽梨 (Sk: sanghati). A robe worn by Buddhist priests. The largest of the three robes *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Daikoku 大黒 | 1 An abbreviation for *Daikokuten 大黒天 (Sk: Mahakala). Regarded by… |
Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Sculpture, Art History | |
| daiza 台座 | A pedestal or dais upon which a Buddhist image is placed. The type of pedestal is related to the type of image it supports… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| dakkatsu kanshitsu 脱活乾漆 | Also dakkanshitsu 脱乾漆, dakkatsu kanshitsuzō 脱活乾漆像, dakkatsu kanshitsu-zukuri 脱活乾漆造. Hollow dry… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| danzō 檀像 | A Buddhist statue made from fragrant, fine-grained wood such as white sandalwood *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| dei-no-kotobide 泥の小飛出 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 used to represent a terrestrial spirit or a dragon god.… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| deigan 泥眼 | Gold eyes. A Noh mask, *nōmen 能面, representing a mature woman who carries within… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| dō 幢 | Also hōdō 宝幢, tendō 天幢, or bandō 幡幢. A small, rectangular cloth banner on a pole used as a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| dōbō 動貌 | The movable face plate. The most elaborate gimmick used on the bugaku mask, *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| dōgan 動眼 | Rotating eyes, a gimmick used for many bugaku masks, *bugakumen 舞楽面… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| dōji 童子 | Lit. child, young boy. |
Art History, Iconography, Sculpture | |
| domon 土文 | Decorative drapery used on statues in the Kamakura region from the late Kamakura period. The drapery was made in clay relief… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| doroji 泥地 | A technique where a mixture of animal glue, *nikawa 膠, and powdered burnt clay… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| dōzō 銅造 | Bronze work. Bronze casting has been very important in Japan since ancient times, and was used for Yayoi period dōtaku… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ichiboku-zukuri 一木造 | Also called ichiboku chō 一木彫 or ichiboku chōsei 一木彫成. Antonym of *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| igarakuri 鋳繰 | Also ikarakuri. A method of casting metal statues by joining several sections. In the case of a large statue it was… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ikake 鋳掛 | Repairing a hole or crack in a metal object. There are two methods: 1) crack in a metal statue or vessel is… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ikkaku sennin 一角仙人 | Art History, Sculpture | ||
| ikkō sanzon 一光三尊 | A triad of Buddhist statues arranged in front of a large nimbus *kōhai 光背, that… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| imawaka 今若 | A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a young man of noble birth. Very similar to *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| In-pa 院派 | A school of Buddhist sculptors *busshi 仏師, based in Kyoto, active from the late… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| in 印 | Also inzō 印相 also read insō, shu-in 手印, and mitsu-in 密印. Sk: mudra. A hand gesture… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| inbutsu 印仏 | A type of Buddhist print design made with a stamp. A seal, usually about 10 cm or smaller, is engraved with the image of a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| inkoku 陰刻 | Also shizume ukibori 沈め浮彫. Hollow relief carving. An inscription or motif hollowed out of a surface using a burin… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| irisumi marugamachi 入角丸框 | The lowest section of a dais *kamachiza 框座 for a Buddhist sculpture that is… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| isarai 鋳浚 | Also izarai. A finishing stage in the making of cast metal statues. When a cast statue was removed from its mold,… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ishi 倚子 | A square chair with armrests and a back in the form of a Shinto gateway *torii… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ishigata 石型 | A method of metal casting where the form of the desired object was carved into a sandstone mold, and molten metal was poured… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ishiōjō 石王尉 | A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing an old man. The slightly sunken… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| itakōhai 板光背 | Lit. board nimbus. A halo *kōhai 光背 on a Buddhist statue, carved… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| itchakushuhan 一ちゃく手半 | Lit. one and a half *chakushu ちゃく手. Approximately 36.3 cm. A… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| itchū 一鋳 | Lit. single casting. A term used in metal casting when the entire form of a statue was cast at once, and not in separate… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ittō senrai 一刀三礼 | Also ichiji sanrai 一字三礼, ittō sanpai 一刀三拝. Lit. to worship three times with every stroke. A practice… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ittōbori 一刀彫 | Also known as nara ningyō 奈良人形 or narabori 奈良彫. Small wooden sculptures made using a simple, rough-… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| iwaza 岩座 | A base for Buddhist images *daiza 台座, made of rock. It is also referred to as… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| izō 倚像 | Also called iza 倚坐, suisokuza 垂足坐, and chōjiza 丁字坐. An image that is seated on a stool or… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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