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igayaki 伊賀焼

Iga 伊賀 ware. A stoneware ceramic made in Iga (now Maruhashira 丸柱 village), Mie Prefecture and in a few nearby villages. The…

Art History, Crafts
imariyaki 伊万里焼 ✓

Imari ware. A general term for porcelain from the Arita 有田 region of Saga Prefecture, but not including the Kakiemon 柿右衛門…

Art History, Crafts
inrō 印籠

Lit. seal caddy. A tiered rectangular or circular container used originally for seals but later for medicines and other…

Art History, Crafts
iro-e 色絵

Lit. colored picture.

1 A metalwork term for the soldering of thin sheets of gold, silver, or other…

Art History, Crafts
irogami 色紙

1 Paper dyed various colors using one of several techniques: sen'izome 繊維染 (raw fibers dyed before…

Art History, Crafts
nanako 魚々子 ✓

Also written 魚子, 斜子. Lit. "fish-roe."
1 A pattern of small dots thought to resemble fish-roe, and…

Art History, Architecture, Gardens, Crafts
netsuke 根付

A miniature sculpture that is ties to a portable tiered container *inrō 印籠 worn…

Art History, Crafts
nishiki 錦

Brocade. A general term for a variety of flat multicolored, woven-pattern fabrics. Recently it suggests silk woven with an…

Art History, Crafts
noborigama 登窯

Bank or climbing kiln. Built on a slope, this efficient type of kiln originated in China and was introduced to Japan from…

Art History, Crafts
nōshōzoku 能装束

*Noh 能 costumes. Also called nō-ishō 能衣装. Cloth articles worn in Noh…

Art History, Crafts

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University