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Title Contains Image(s) Description Keywords
ebigote 海老篭手

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

Art History, Sculpture
Ebisu 恵比須 ✓

Also written 夷, 戎, or 蛭子.

1 One of the seven gods of good fortune *…

Art History, Sculpture
eizō 影像

Also ei 影, *shin-ei 真影, *miei…

Art History, Sculpture
emon 衣文

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

In Buddhist statues, the style of drapery folds changed…

Art History, Sculpture
En-pa 円派

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

Art History, Sculpture
enbu dangon 閻浮檀金

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

Art History, Sculpture
enkei kōhai 円形光背

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

Art History, Sculpture
enkō 円光

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

Art History, Sculpture
enmeikaja 延命冠者

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

Art History, Sculpture
enpatsu 炎髪

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

Art History, Sculpture
ensōkō 円相光

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

Art History, Sculpture

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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