Also ebigatakote 海老形篭手. A shrimp-shaped gauntlet *kote 篭手. Armor worn to…

Also written 夷, 戎, or 蛭子.

1　One of the seven gods of good fortune *…

Also ei 影, *shin-ei 真影, *miei…

Folds in a garment, or the pattern made by these folds. 

In Buddhist statues, the style of drapery folds changed…

A Buddhist sculpture school *bussho 仏所, active in Kyoto from the 11th century…

An imaginary type of gold which, according to Buddhist scriptures, was the most precious of metals. It was said to be found…

A round nimbus. A round halo on a Buddhist statue, attached to the back of the head. Enkei kōhai are further…

A type of round nimbus *kōhai 光背 or halo, found on a Buddhist image. The…

Lit. Lengthened life Kaja. A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a cheerful young…

Also written 焔髪. Upstanding hair in the shape of flames. This accompanies an expression of anger *…

Also ensō kōhai 円相光背. A large circular halo *kōhai 光背 found on…

Also called ichiboku chō 一木彫 or ichiboku chōsei 一木彫成. Antonym of *…

Also ikarakuri. A method of casting metal statues by joining several sections. In the case of a large statue it was…

Repairing a hole or crack in a metal object. There are two methods: 1) crack in a metal statue or vessel is…

One horned hermit. A *noh mask *nōmen…

A triad of Buddhist statues arranged in front of a large nimbus *kōhai 光背, that…

A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a young man of noble birth. Very similar to *…

A school of Buddhist sculptors *busshi 仏師, based in Kyoto, active from the late…

Also inzō 印相 also read insō, shu-in 手印, and mitsu-in 密印. Sk: mudra. A hand gesture…

A type of Buddhist print design made with a stamp. A seal, usually about 10 cm or smaller, is engraved with the image of a…

Also shizume ukibori 沈め浮彫. Hollow relief carving. An inscription or motif hollowed out of a surface using a burin…

The lowest section of a dais *kamachiza 框座 for a Buddhist sculpture that is…

Also izarai. A finishing stage in the making of cast metal statues. When a cast statue was removed from its mold,…

A square chair with armrests and a back in the form of a Shinto gateway *torii…

A method of metal casting where the form of the desired object was carved into a sandstone mold, and molten metal was poured…

A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing an old man. The slightly sunken…

Lit. board nimbus. A halo *kōhai 光背 on a Buddhist statue, carved…

Lit. one and a half *chakushu ちゃく手. Approximately 36.3 cm. A…

Lit. single casting. A term used in metal casting when the entire form of a statue was cast at once, and not in separate…

Also ichiji sanrai 一字三礼, ittō sanpai 一刀三拝. Lit. to worship three times with every stroke. A practice…

Also known as nara ningyō 奈良人形 or narabori 奈良彫. Small wooden sculptures made using a simple, rough-…

A base for Buddhist images *daiza 台座, made of rock. It is also referred to as…

Also called iza 倚坐, suisokuza 垂足坐, and chōjiza 丁字坐. An image that is seated on a stool or…