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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
jikirō 食籠

A lidded food container, usually layered and lacquered with decorations of sunken gold *…

Art History, Crafts
jinbaori 陣羽織

Campaign jacket. A short garment worn over armor. Based on European prototypes introduced by the Portuguese at the end of…

Art History, Crafts
jōfu 上布

Lit. superior cloth. A jōfu lightweight, fine hand-woven cloth made lightweight from delicate hand-twisted ramie…

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