| 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 | |
| tachikibutsu 立木仏 | Lit. "standing tree Buddha." A Buddhist image carved on a living tree or on wood that retains the form of the original tree… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tagane 鏨 | Graver. A sharp, pointed steel tool used in metalwork and stone carving. Used for engraving, carving, and chiselling,… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| taiko 太孤 | Old Persian man taikofu 太孤父 and young Persian boy taikoji 太孤児, two types of gigaku masks *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tainaibutsu 胎内仏 | A small Buddhist image that is placed inside a larger one as an offering. In most cases, older images were placed inside… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| taishōtoku 退走禿 | "Running in retreat," a *bugaku 舞楽 dance and mask *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| takama bussho 高間仏所 | Also takaya bussho 高矢仏所. A guild of Buddhist sculptors active in Nara *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tamen kōhi 多面広臂 | An image that has more heads, eyes, or limbs than the human figure. |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tamen tahi 多面多臂 | Also *tamen kōhi 多面広臂. A Buddhist image with more heads, eyes, or limbs than… |
Architecture, Sculpture | |
| tankei 単髻 | A single topknot. Hair tied on top of the head in a simple round topknot *hōkei… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tekkō 手甲 | Also tekō, yubitsugai 指番. A protective piece of leather or metal used to protect the back of a soldier's… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ten 捻 | Also *shō 摂. Clay statue. An old term used in the Nara period to… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tenbōrin-in 転法輪印 | Lit. "mudra for turning the Dharma-wheel." A mudra or hand gesture *in 印… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tenchigan 天地眼 | Also tenchigen. A facial expression found on *Fudō Myōō 不動明王, where the right… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tendō 天童 | Lit. "heavenly youth," also warabemai 童舞 (dancing child). A dance mask representing a young boy with parted hair… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tengai 天蓋 | 1 Also sangai 傘蓋, hōgai 宝蓋, kagai 華蓋, kengai 懸蓋. Sk: chatra… |
Architecture, Decorations, Art History, Sculpture | |
| tenjin 天神 | Lit. "heaven people." |
Art History, Iconography, Sculpture | |
| tenkandai 天冠台 | Also hōkandai 宝冠台. A decorative band around the head found on *bosatsu… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tenne 天衣 | Also tenne 纏衣. A long, narrow strip of ornamental cloth, found on images of *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tetsubutsu 鉄仏 | A Buddhist statue made of cast iron. Cast iron statues were not as common in Japan as bronze (see *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| togō 東江 | Art History, Sculpture | ||
| tokin 鍍金 | Gilding. A decorative technique used in metalwork, where an object was coated with a thin layer of gold. In Japan, this… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tokkosho 独鈷杵 | A pestle with a single sharp blade at each end, found as an attribute *jimotsu… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tokusajō 木賊尉 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing an old, plebeian man used only… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tonoko 砥の粉 | Powdered burnt clay or pulverized whetstone. Used for polishing swords and coloring wood. Tonoko was mixed with… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Tori yōshiki 止利様式 | A style of sculpture represented by the work of the 7th-century sculptor known as Tori busshi 止利仏師. Tori was believed to be… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tōshin 等身 | Lit. "life-size." A standard unit of measurement for Buddhist statues *hōryō… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tōshoku 頭飾 | Decoration found on the head of a Buddhist sculpted figure. This includes hairstyles *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tōza 榻座 | A cylindrical seat or round pedestal *daiza 台座 for a Buddhist image. Many images… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tsubai bussho 椿井仏所 | Also written 津波井仏所. A guild of Buddhist sculptors *busshi 仏師 active in Nara *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tsūen 通円 | Also 通圓. A mask of an old man, used in the kyōgen 狂言 play Tsūen (The Tea Priest, Tsūen… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tsūken 通肩 | An abbreviation of tsūryō kenpō 通両肩法. A style of wearing a Buddhist robe covering both shoulders. The robe… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tsuriago 吊顎 | Dangling chin, a gimmick used on some bugaku masks *bugakumen… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tsurimanako 釣眼 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing the God of Thunder. Great… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| tsutsumi nakago 包み中型 | Enclosed inner mould. The *nakago 中型 was a term used in metal… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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