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Title	Description	Keywords
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	One horned hermit. A *noh mask *nōmen…	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
mabisashi 眉庇	A visor that projected from the front of a soidier's helmet *kabuto 冑. First…	Art History, Sculpture
maedachi 前立	Also omaedachi 御前立. Lit. "standing in front." A Buddhist sculpture, positioned on the altar in front of the shrine…	Art History, Sculpture
maedate 前立	Abbreviation of maedatemono 前立物. Also tatemono 立物. An upstanding decoration found on the front of a…	Art History, Sculpture
magaibutsu 磨崖仏	Also written 摩崖仏. Ch: moyafo. Also known as magai sekibutsu 磨崖石仏 or 摩崖石仏. A Buddhist image carved into the…	Art History, Sculpture
magojirō 孫次郎	A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a young woman. The gracefully curved mouth…	Art History, Sculpture
maijō 舞尉	Dancing old man. A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing an old god or…	Art History, Sculpture
manbi 万媚	A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a young woman in her first bloom. Very similar…	Art History, Sculpture
manmōsō 縵網相	Also shusokushi manmōsō 手足指縵網相. A web-like membrane between the fingers and toes found on sculpted Buddhist…	Art History, Sculpture
marubori 丸彫	A statue completely carved in the round, as opposed to relief *ukibori 浮彫. A…	Art History, Sculpture
marubuki 丸吹	Also *itchū 一鋳. A metal casting technique where the statue is cast in one…	Art History, Sculpture
masugami 十寸髪	Also written 増髪. Long, tangled hair. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面…	Art History, Sculpture
megata 雌型	A type of mould used in metal casting and ceramics. Megata refers to a hollow mould into which molten metal,…	Art History, Sculpture
mibu kōhai 壬生光背	A type of halo *kōhai 光背 found on Buddhist images. A square…	Art History, Sculpture
mida-no-jōin 弥陀定印	Also mida jōin. Lit. "Amida's meditation mudra." Mida is an abbreviation of *…	Art History, Sculpture
miei 御影	Also *eizō 影像 or *shin-ei…	Art History, Sculpture
mikazuki 三日月	Lit. "crescent: three moons." Noh masks *nōmen 能面 representing a…	Art History, Sculpture
mikenkō 眉間光	Lit. "forehead light." A curl of white hair on the forehead of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. It is said to emit a bright light…	Art History, Sculpture
mikkyō hōgu 密教法具	Utensils used during ritual incantation and prayer in Esoteric Buddhism mikkyō 密教. Introduced to Japan in the…	Art History, Sculpture
misogi kaji 御衣木加持	An incantation in esoteric Buddhism to purify and sanctify *misogi 御衣木, the wood used for…	Art History, Sculpture
misogi 御衣木	A piece of wood out of which a Buddhist statue is carved. Wood that has been struck by lightning is often used, as it is…	Art History, Sculpture
mokakeza 裳懸座	Lit. "hanging skirt base." A pedestal *daiza 台座 which is covered by the skirt of…	Art History, Sculpture
mokoku 模刻	Also mosaku 模作, mosha 模写, mokosaku 模古作. Works of art such as statues which are copies of…	Art History, Sculpture
mokuchō 木彫	Wooden sculpture. While wooden sculptures are relatively rare in India and China, wood has traditionally been the chief…	Art History, Sculpture
mokushin kanshitsu 木心乾漆	Also mokushin kanshitsuzou 木心乾漆像, mokushin kanshitsu-zukuri 木心乾漆造. Lit. "wood-core dry lacquer." A method…	Art History, Sculpture
munagō 胸甲	Also pronounced kyōkō. A protective breast-plate found on Buddhist guardian deities *…	Art History, Sculpture
myōga akujō 茗荷悪尉	A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a fierce, old man. The shape of…	Art History, Sculpture