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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
uchikake 打掛

An unbelted woman's outer garment worn over the *kosode 小袖 on formal occasions…

Art History, Crafts
urushi-nuri 漆塗

Lit. "lacquer coating." Lacquerware is also called shikki 漆器 (lacquerware) or nurimono 塗物 (coated things…

Art History, Crafts
urushi 漆

Lacquer. A non-resinous sap taken from Rhus verniciflua, a tree which grows in East Asian countries.…

Art History, Crafts
utsushi 写し

A copy or a facsimile. The term refers not only to copies of calligraphy or painting, but also reproductions of ceramics. In…

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