| 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 | |
| zahō 坐法 | Also referred to as zasei 坐勢 (Sk: asana). A seated position for a Buddhist image. Ancient Indian ascetics used… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zazō 坐像 | A Buddhist image which is seated, as opposed to standing *ryūzō 立像. The… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Zen-pa 善派 | A school of Buddhist sculptors *bussho 仏所, who often used the character 'Zen' 善… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zengo hagi-awase 前後矧合 | Also abbreviated to zengohagi 前後矧. A method of making a wooden statue where the statue is carved in two separate… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zenjō-in 禅定印 | Lit. "meditation mudra." A mudra or hand gesture *in 印, formed by placing the palms… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Zenkōji shiki Amida sanzon 善光寺式阿弥陀三尊 | Images of the *Amida 阿弥陀 trinity made in the style of the Amida trinity at Zenkōji 善光寺 in… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zō-onna 増女 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面, representing a young angel, goddess or enlightened woman.… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Zō Tōdaiji Zōbussho 造東大寺造仏所 | Also Tōdaiji Zōbussho 東大寺造仏所. A workshop which made statues for Tōdaiji 東大寺 in Nara. In 748, the government set up a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zōbussho 造仏所 | Government-run workshops making Buddhist statues during the Nara period. Post-9th-century independent and temple-run… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zokutaizō 俗体像 | A portrait of a lay person in formal secular dress. This contrasts with the more numerous portraits of Buddhist priests… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zōmen 蔵面 | Offertory mask. Cloth or paper masks used in *bugaku 舞楽 in the pieces *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zōnai nōnyūhin 像内納入品 | Also nōnyūhin 納入品, tainai nōnyūhin 胎内納入品, tainai nōnyūbutsu 胎内納入物. Objects found in the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zōshu 像主 | A patron. A person who requests the building of a Buddhist temple or work of art. |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zōzōki 造像記 | Also zōzōki daiki 造像題記, zōzōmei 造象銘. A record that keeps track of the completion and repair dates of a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zuizō 瑞像 | A name given to a sandalwood statue of Shaka Nyorai 釈迦如来 (in the same style as the figure in Seiryōji 清涼寺, Kyoto). See *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| zukō 頭光 | Lit. head light. A nimbus or halo that encircles the head of an image of a Buddhist deity. In the case of sculpture it is… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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