| 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 | |
| sabi-urushi 錆漆 | Also sabi 錆. A paste made by mixing powdered burnt clay *tonoko 砥の粉… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| saishiki busshi 彩色仏師 | Lit. "Buddhist colorist." An artist who applies colored pigment to the nimbus or pedestal of a Buddhist statue. A … |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| saishikizō 彩色像 | A painted statue, usually a Buddhist image. Saishikizō are colored over the entire surface of the figure;… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Saisōrō 採桑老 | A *bugaku 舞楽 dance and mask *bugakumen… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Sanbasō 三番叟 | 1 A pictorial subject taken from the auspicious *kabuki 歌舞伎… |
Art History, Painting, Sculpture | |
| sandaibutsu 三大仏 | ✓ | Lit. "three great Buddhas." The three largest images in the history of Buddhist statuary in Japan. Originally the … |
Art History, Sculpture |
| sandō 三道 | Three horizontal grooves in the neck of a Buddha *nyorai 如来 or bodhisattva *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sangokubutsu 三国仏 | Lit. "three countries Buddha." Buddhist statues made from the fourth to the seventh centuries in Korea. At that time, Korea… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sanjō bussho 三条仏所 | A Buddhist sculpture workshop *bussho 仏所 that was located in Kyoto's Sanjō 三条… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sanjū-no-tō 三重塔 | Three-storied pagodas, most of which are made of wood, but a small percentage are made of stone. See *… |
Architecture, Buildings, Sculpture | |
| Sanju 散手 | Abbreviation of Sanju hajinraku 散手破陣楽. *Bugaku 舞楽 dance and mask *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sanjūnisō 三十二相 | The thirty-two physical characteristics that symbolize the superhuman qualities of the Buddha. These originated in Indian… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sankōjō 三光尉 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a plebeian old man. Deep furrows line the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sankosho 三鈷杵 | A pestle with three prongs at each end, usually made of gilt bronze. The central grip is often encircled by demons' eyes… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sankozuka-no-ken 三鈷柄剣 | A sword, with a blade at one end and a handle topped by three prongs shaped like a *sankosho… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sanmen tōshoku 三面頭飾 | Also sanmen hōshoku 三面宝飾, sanmen hōkan 三面宝冠. A Buddhist crown that consisted of three upstanding ornaments… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sanne 三衣 | Also read san'e. Three different robes used by Buddhist priests. According to Indian Buddhist tradition, each monk… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sanzankan 三山冠 | 1 A black lacquer crown with a row of three rounded peaks called koji 巾子. The crown was worn by… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sanzonbutsu 三尊仏 | Also sanzonzō 三尊像, sanzon 三尊. A set of three Buddhist deities appearing together. They form a triad… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| saru 猿 | ✓ | 1 Monkey. The monkey is represented in kyōgen 狂言 by a masked and costumed figure. The monkey mask… |
Sculpture, Art History, Architecture, General Terms |
| sayū sōshōsei 左右相称性 | Lit. "bilateral symmetry." An image whereby the right and left sides of an image are identical. With the practice of… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| semimaru 蝉丸 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a young prince who is blind from… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| semui-in 施無畏印 | Lit. "mudra for bestowing fearlessness (Sk: abhaya or abhayadana or abhayaprada mudra)." A mudra… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| senbutsu せん仏 | Also written 甎仏 or 磚仏. Japanese buddhist images in relief on unglazed clay tiles sen せん which are square,… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sendan 栴檀 | 1 An alternative term for *byakudan 白檀. |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| senjiza 宣字座 | Lit. "ideogram of the character sen 宣." A dais *daiza 台座 for a Buddhist… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| senkoku 線刻 | Also senbori 線彫, *sujibori 筋彫. Line engraving. A method of carving in which recessed lines create a… | Art History, Sculpture | |
| sentaibutsu 千体仏 | Lit. "thousand Buddhas." Sometimes abbreviated to senbutsu 千仏. A large number of Buddhist images, usually the same… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| seppō-in 説法印 | Lit. "the exposition of the Dharma mudra." A mudra or hand gesture *in 印… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sessen 石川 | Lit. "stone river." A bugaku 舞楽 mask *bugakumen 舞楽面… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Shaka 釈迦 | 1 Abbreviation of Shakamuni 釈迦牟尼 or Shakamon 釈迦文 (Sk: Sakyamuni), meaning sage of the Sakyas. The name by… |
Art History, Iconography, Sculpture | |
| shakei 莎髻 | Also shake. A style of topknot *hōkei 宝髻 in the shape of… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shakujō 錫杖 | Also ushōjō 有声杖, chijō 智杖, and tokujō 徳杖. Sk: khakkhara. A pilgrim's staff or sistrum.… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shakumi 曲見 | Oblique glance. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a middle-aged… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Shichijō bussho 七条仏所 | A Buddhist sculpture workshop *bussho 仏所 located in Kyoto's… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Shichijō ōmiya bussho 七条大宮仏所 | A Buddhist sculpture workshop *bussho 仏所 located in Kyoto's… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shigami 顰 | 1 Also shigami 獅噛 (biting lion), or hagami 歯噛 (biting teeth). A Noh mask *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shiketsu 四けつ | Also written 四厥, also kongōketsu 金剛厥. Lit. "four pickets." A set of four posts, put up at each corner of a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shikinasu 敷茄子 | The bulging sphere which is below the lotus petals *renben 蓮弁 in the narrow… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shikoro 錣 | 1 A generic term for a roof line that has a broken plane, the parts of which run in the same direction. A… |
Architecture, General Terms, Art History, Sculpture | |
| shin-ei 真影 | Art History, Sculpture | ||
| shingi 心木 | A wooden core, used inside a clay or lacquer statue, or when casting a metal statue. It served as a support or as an aid to… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shinkaku 真角 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a vengeful ghost, similar to *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shinkō 身光 | Lit. "body light." The light believed to be emitted from the body of Buddha. Expressed on Buddha and bodhisattva figures in… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Shinnō 秦王 | Abbreviation of Shinnō hajinraku 秦王破陣楽 (Victorious Dance of King Shin), also known as Shinkō hajinraku 神功破陣楽. A *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shintoriso 新鳥蘇 | A bugaku dance and mask depicting a clown face. Classification (for terms see *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shippaku 漆箔 | Technique of applying gold foil to the surface of a statue or vessel. Most often found on Buddhist statues, especially *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shippei 竹箆 | A rod used by a priest to discipline students practicing Zen 禅 meditation. Made of split bamboo covered with black lacquer,… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shiragibutsu 新羅仏 | A style of Buddhist sculpture made during the period of Korean history when the Silla dynasty (Jp: Shiragi 新羅) defeated the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shirakizō 白木像 | Also kijizō 素地像. A wooden statue with a natural wood surface. Shirakizō may be a Buddhist or Shinto… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shishi 師子 | Chinese temple lion. Refers to the role and the mask representing a temple lion shishi 獅子. The oldest variety are… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shishiguchi 獅子口 | 1 Lit. "lion-mouth tile." An ornamental tile placed on each end of a main ridge, instead of the more common… |
Architecture, Roofing Tiles, Art History, Sculpture | |
| shishiko 師子児 | ✓ | Also written 獅子児, called haeharai 蝿払. Gigaku masks *gigakumen… |
Art History, Sculpture |
| shishiza 獅子座 | Sk: simhasana. A base *daiza 台座 for a Buddhist image in… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shitakirihime 舌切姫 | Lit. "girl sticking out her tongue." A mask used in kyōgen 狂言 plays and representing a young woman with her tongue… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shitsushitsuza 瑟々座 | Lit. "gem or precious stone base." The most common base for an image of *Fudō Myōō… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shiwajō 皺尉 | Wrinkled old man. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a dignified,… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shiyuisō 思惟相 | Also shiisō. Lit. "meditative posture." A position used in Buddhist images to symbolize thinking, where the fingers of the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shizō 紙像 | Also shichōkanzō 紙張貫像. A figure made from layers of glued paper. A number of paper Buddhist statues are preserved… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shō 摂 | Also read setsu, also *ten 捻. An old word for modelling or molding often… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shōbusshi 小仏師 | Also written 少仏師. The term first used in the early Heian period for Buddhist sculptors working in a team, subordinate to a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shōchūhagi 正中矧 | A technique used to join the blocks in the center of a wooden sculpture made by the hollow joined block technique *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shōjō 猩猩 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a good-luck sea sprite, fond of… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shokuchi-in 触地印 | Also read sokuji-in (Sk: bhusparsa-mudra). Also gōma-in 降魔印. Earth-touching mudra. A type of hand… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shōmen kanshōsei 正面観照性 | The form of a work of art made for contemplation from the front. This style is often found in Japanese Buddhist sculpture… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shōza 牀座 | A square pedestal used in portraits of seated high-ranking Buddhist priests. It is usually a simple square dais supported by… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shubi 塵尾 | Lit. "deer's tail." A type of brush, originally made from a deer's tail attached to a handle. The shubi's practical… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| shūjōroku 周丈六 | A measure of height for a Buddhist statue based on shūjaku 周尺, a unit of measure used in Zhou dynasty China (1 … |
Sculpture, Art History, Architecture, Measurement | |
| shukuin busshi 宿院仏師 | A guild of Buddhist sculptors active in Nara (see *nanto busshi 南都仏師) in… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sōgata 総型 | Also written 惣型. A method of metal casting which used a clay mould. The mould was made by carving the shape of the desired… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sōgō 相好 | Special bodily characteristics of the Buddha which symbolize his superhuman nature. These include many aspects of Buddha's… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sōkei 双髻 | A hairstyle where the hair is divided into two bunches, and tied on top of the head. The hairstyle is found on Buddhist… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| soku 即 | A dry lacquer statue. During the Nara period, the term soku was used in documents to refer to dry lacquer statuary… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sokusen 足釧 | An anklet. A decorative ring or rings *kansen 鐶釧 found on the ankles of… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| somakusha 蘇莫者 | *Bugaku 舞楽 dance and mask *bugakumen… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sōmon 藻文 | A fishnet-like design used to adorn the base of a Buddhist sculpture. The character 藻 (also read mo) means duckweed… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sonzō 尊像 | An object of veneration or worship, usually a statue or painting. |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Soriko 蘇利古 | A dance piece in *bugaku 舞楽 and the abstractly painted paper of cloth mask *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| sozō 塑造 | Also sozō 塑像, shōzō 摂像, deizō 泥像. Formerly also called *… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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