Lit. "drifting bow." A pictorial subject depicting an incident at the Battle at Yashima *…

Lit. "bow and arrow branches." The arrangement of a tree trunk and branches in which one branch grows up from the trunk then…

A low class of prostitutes during the Genna 元和 and Kan'ei 寛永 eras (1615-44). Typically, after meeting customers by washing…

Also *saijō 斎場. A place to perform purification rituals and to worship the…

Also called yutōseki, katakuchi-ishi 片口石, yuage-ishi 湯揚げ石, and oke-ishi 桶石. Lit. "warm…

Lit. "depictions of amusements." A major category of genre painting *fūzokuga…

Separated tail rafters supported by fulcrums which in turn support long purlins at their mid point and at each end. They are…

Traditional design motifs, used either in single units or repeated to create patterns, based on designs from Heian courtly…

Also written 雨打造. A style of architecture that employs pent roof. A common 13th-19th century expression for *…

Also yū 釉 or uwagusuri. Glaze. In the heat of firing, clay particles vitrify to form a glass matter…

A generic term for glazed roof or wall tiles.

Yūzen style dyeing. A form of paste-resist dyeing with beautiful colors and pictorial designs named after the Kyoto…

The History and Benefits of the Yūzū Nenbutsu engi. A handscroll theme recounting the early history of the Yūzū…