| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| fudō 不動 | 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. |
Art History, Sculpture |
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