| 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 | |
| yakan 野干 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a small Chinese fox. Its thin-lipped, slightly… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yakuko 薬壷 | A medicine jar, found on the palm of the left hand in figures of *Yakushi 薬師, the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Yakushi keka 薬師悔過 | Keka 悔過 is a term used in Buddhism meaning repentance of one's sins, and refers to the chanting of prayers to… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Yamauba 山姥 | Also read Yamanba. Oni-onna 鬼女 (demonic woman) or yama-onna 山女 (mountain woman) are used occasionally.… |
Art History, Painting, Sculpture | |
| yase-onna 痩女 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing the suffering spirit of a woman who dies from… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yase-otoko 痩男 | Emaciated man. Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a ghost suffering in hell. Lean… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yogan-in 与願印 | Lit. "wish-granting mudra (Sk: varada mudra)"; also segan-in 施願印. A mudra or hand gesture *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yōraku 瓔珞 | 1 A string of beads or lacework used to decorate Buddhist statues and objects. Often found on Bodhisattva… |
Art History, Sculpture, Architecture, Decorations | |
| yorimasa 頼政 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a 12th-century warrior-poet of the Seiwa Genji… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yoroboshi 弱法師 | Priest with faltering step. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a blind young boy… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yoseki-zukuri 寄木造 | Also read yosegi zukuri. Formerly called kiyose zukuri 木寄造 or yoseai zukuri 寄合造. Antomym of *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yūgeza 遊戯坐 | ✓ | Also read yūgiza (Sk: lalitasana). A seated position for a Buddhist image, usually a bodhisattva *… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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