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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
zōgan 象嵌

Inlay. It is also written 象眼 (elephant eye). A decoration technique in which the surface of such materials as metal, pottery…

Art History, Crafts
zushidana 厨子棚

Miniature shrine shelf. A cabinet shrine *zushi 厨子, used to store the writing…

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