| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| ichiboku-zukuri 一木造 | Also called ichiboku chō 一木彫 or ichiboku chōsei 一木彫成. Antonym of *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| igarakuri 鋳繰 | Also ikarakuri. A method of casting metal statues by joining several sections. In the case of a large statue it was… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ikake 鋳掛 | Repairing a hole or crack in a metal object. There are two methods: 1) crack in a metal statue or vessel is… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ikkaku sennin 一角仙人 | Art History, Sculpture | ||
| ikkō sanzon 一光三尊 | A triad of Buddhist statues arranged in front of a large nimbus *kōhai 光背, that… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| imawaka 今若 | A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a young man of noble birth. Very similar to *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| In-pa 院派 | A school of Buddhist sculptors *busshi 仏師, based in Kyoto, active from the late… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| in 印 | Also inzō 印相 also read insō, shu-in 手印, and mitsu-in 密印. Sk: mudra. A hand gesture… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| inbutsu 印仏 | A type of Buddhist print design made with a stamp. A seal, usually about 10 cm or smaller, is engraved with the image of a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| inkoku 陰刻 | Also shizume ukibori 沈め浮彫. Hollow relief carving. An inscription or motif hollowed out of a surface using a burin… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| irisumi marugamachi 入角丸框 | The lowest section of a dais *kamachiza 框座 for a Buddhist sculpture that is… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| isarai 鋳浚 | Also izarai. A finishing stage in the making of cast metal statues. When a cast statue was removed from its mold,… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ishi 倚子 | A square chair with armrests and a back in the form of a Shinto gateway *torii… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ishigata 石型 | A method of metal casting where the form of the desired object was carved into a sandstone mold, and molten metal was poured… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ishiōjō 石王尉 | A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing an old man. The slightly sunken… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| itakōhai 板光背 | Lit. board nimbus. A halo *kōhai 光背 on a Buddhist statue, carved… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| itchakushuhan 一ちゃく手半 | Lit. one and a half *chakushu ちゃく手. Approximately 36.3 cm. A… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| itchū 一鋳 | Lit. single casting. A term used in metal casting when the entire form of a statue was cast at once, and not in separate… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ittō senrai 一刀三礼 | Also ichiji sanrai 一字三礼, ittō sanpai 一刀三拝. Lit. to worship three times with every stroke. A practice… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| ittōbori 一刀彫 | Also known as nara ningyō 奈良人形 or narabori 奈良彫. Small wooden sculptures made using a simple, rough-… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| iwaza 岩座 | A base for Buddhist images *daiza 台座, made of rock. It is also referred to as… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| izō 倚像 | Also called iza 倚坐, suisokuza 垂足坐, and chōjiza 丁字坐. An image that is seated on a stool or… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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