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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
magemono 曲物 ✓

Round chip box. Also called wagemono 綰物 (bent round object) or himono 檜物 (cypress object). A…

Art History, Crafts
maki-e 蒔絵

Lit. "sprinkled picture." A technique which originated in the Heian period for lacquer ware decoration in which designs are…

Art History, Crafts
Mashikoyaki 益子焼 ✓

Mashiko ware. A modern pottery type made in Mashiko 益子 village, Tochigi prefecture. The Mashiko kiln was started around 1853…

Art History, Crafts
meibutsugire 名物裂

Celebrated fabrics. Cloth chosen and admired by tea adepts and other elites from the 14th to 17th century. Most are *…

Art History, Crafts
minoyaki 美濃焼

Mino 美濃 ware. A general name for ceramic wares made in the town of Tajimi 多治見 in old Mino Province (now the south-eastern…

Art History, Crafts
mokuga 木画

Wood picture. Also called mokue 木絵. A technique of wood decoration, called hirazōgan 平象嵌 (flat inlay, see…

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