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Title Contains Image(s) Description Keywords
fudō 不動

Noh mask *nōmen 能面, representing *Fudō …

Art History, Sculpture
fukai 深井

Deep. A noh mask, *nōmen 能面, representing a middle-aged woman torn by…

Art History, Sculpture
fukijiku 葺軸

The part of a lotus-petal base, *rengeza 蓮華座, for a Buddhist image…

Art History, Sculpture
fukikaeshi 吹返

1 Also written 葺返. A board which projects diagonally out from the top of a statue canopy, *…

Architecture, Accessories, Sculpture, Art History
fukiyose 吹寄

1 The arrangement of muntins, lattice (*fukiyose gōshi…

Art History, General Terms, Sculpture, Architecture
fukiyoseshiki 吹寄式

Also fukiyosebuki 吹寄葺, fukiyose renben 吹寄蓮弁, or *fukiyose…

Art History, Sculpture
fuku-no-kami 福の神

The god of happiness, represented in kyōgen 狂言 plays by a masked figure, *…

Art History, Sculpture
fumigaeshi 踏返

Replica casting. A technique used in metal casting, where a simple, flat metal object was covered with clay to make a mold.…

Art History, Sculpture
funagata kōhai 舟形光背

Also funagatakō 舟形光. Lit. boat-shaped halo. A halo, *kōhai 光背, with a…

Art History, Sculpture
fundami 粉溜

Also read fundame. A technique of coating a statue with gold. Used during and after the Kamakura period. The figure…

Art History, Sculpture
funnusō 忿怒相

Also funnugyō 忿怒形 or shinnusō 瞋怒相. An angry expression found on Buddhist images. The opposite of *…

Art History, Sculpture
funzōe 糞掃衣

Also pronounced funsōe or funsōi. A Buddhist monk's robe made from rags. According to Buddhist tradition,…

Art History, Sculpture
fusakumen 布作面

Lit. cloth masks. Also sakumen 作面. Eighth-century burlap (ramie) pieces with a human face sketched in the…

Art History, Sculpture
fushikizō 節木増

Knotted zō. A noh mask, *nōmen 能面, representing a mature young woman. A…

Art History, Sculpture
fuza 趺坐

Abbreviation of either the *kekka fuza 結跏趺坐 (full-lotus posture) or the *…

Art History, Sculpture
gachirin 月輪

Also gatsurin, getsurin. A perfectly round circle meant to represent the full moon, a frequently used…

Art History, Sculpture
ganzō 龕像

Images carved in a niche. In a broad sense the term refers to the Buddhist images of high relief carved into the rock walls…

Art History, Sculpture
gasshō 合掌

1 The triangular frame created by joining a pair of cruck-like members *…

Architecture, General Terms, Art History, Sculpture
geki 戟

Also hoko 鉾. A weapon, found as an attribute of fearsome Buddhist figures such as *…

Art History, Sculpture
Genjōraku 還城楽

Return to the castle dance, Alternative names: Genkyōraku 環京楽 (Return to Capital Dance), Genjōraku 還成楽 (Return of One of…

Art History, Sculpture
gigakumen 伎楽面

Masks worn for performances of *gigaku 伎楽, now-lost temple processions and…

Art History, Sculpture
ginbutsu 銀仏

Silver Buddha. Bronze was the most frequent metal used in the production of Buddhist statues. Where silver was used instead…

Art History, Sculpture
gishi 祇支

Also sōgishi 僧祇支 (Sk: Sankaksika). A robe worn by Buddhist priests under the *…

Art History, Sculpture
gochi hōkan 五智宝冠

Also gobutsukan 五仏冠, gobutsu hōkan 五仏宝冠, gochi nyoraikan 五智如来冠, gohō tenkan 五宝天冠. A…

Art History, Sculpture
Gojo 呉女

Maid of (the country of) Wu 呉. The only female mask in the *gigaku 伎楽 repertory…

Art History, Sculpture
gokō 後光

Also written 御光. Aureole. The light emitted from the Buddha. Often expressed as a halo *…

Art History, Sculpture
Gokō 呉公

Lit. Man of (the country of) Wu 呉, a gigaku mask *gigakumen 伎楽面,…

Art History, Sculpture
gokosho 五鈷杵

A short club with five prongs at each end, usually made of gilt bronze. The central grip is encircled by demons' eyes …

Art History, Sculpture
gōzanze-in 降三世印

Lit. mudra of the Vanquisher of the Three Worlds (SK: trailokyavijaya mudra). A mudra or hand gesture *…

Art History, Sculpture
gozō roppu 五臓六腑

The internal organs of the body as defined in Chinese medicine kanpō 漢方. A model of the internal organs, made of…

Art History, Sculpture
gunji 軍持

Also written 君持 or 軍遅. Sanskrit kundika. A vase with two spouts, found as an attribute *…

Art History, Sculpture
gyōgetsukei 仰月形

A smile found on Buddhist images, where both ends of the mouth curve upward into the shape of a crescent moon. This smile is…

Art History, Sculpture
gyokugan 玉眼

Lit. crystal eyes. Eyes made of crystal which were inserted into the head of a wooden buddhist statue in order to produce a…

Art History, Sculpture
gyorinbuki 魚鱗葺

An arrangement of sculpted lotus petals *renben 蓮弁 on a lotus pedestal *…

Art History, Sculpture
gyōsō 形相 All of the visible attributes of a Buddhist figure. These include the countenance, posture, hand positions, and any… Art History, Sculpture
gyōzō 行像

Lit. traveling image. 

1 Buddhist images shown in the position of walking, often used in…

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