| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| jidō 慈童 | A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a sprite who possesses the elixir of long life… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jihatsu 地髪 | Hair on the head of a Buddha *nyorai 如来 statue, not including the *… | Art History, Sculpture | |
| jihisō 慈悲相 | Also bosatsusō 菩薩相. The expression of compassion found on Buddhist images. The opposite is *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jimotsu 持物 | Also read jibutsu. Sk: lakasana. The hand-held attributes of a Buddhist image. Along with the mudra *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jinchū 人中 | Also ninchū. A vertical groove between the nose and upper lip of Buddhist images. The jinchū differed… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jintai 神体 | Lit. God body or God style; also written 神容. A noh mask*nōmen 能面 representing a… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jirenge 持蓮華 | An object shaped like a lotus bud and stem used in Buddhist rituals, particularly favored by the Ji 時 sect. Usually made of… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jissaku 十作 | The Ten Greatest Ancient Sculptors of Noh masks *nōmen 能面… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jitō 耳とう | Also nitō. Round earrings found on sculpted Buddhist images. These were used on Chinese figures, but were extremely… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Jōchōyō 定朝様 | A style of sculpture created by the Buddhist sculptor *busshi 仏師 Jōchō 定朝 (?-… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jōhachi 丈八 | A standard height for a Buddhist statue. A variation of the *jōroku 丈六.… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jōhaku 条帛 | A decorative scarf worn by Buddhist deities and guardian figures. It is draped diagonally across the upper body, usually… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jōmen 尉面 | A mask representing an old man, jō 尉, in particular the old men masks of the *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jōroku 丈六 | A standard height for a Buddhist statue. Abbreviation of one *jō 丈 and six … |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jōshō 縄床 | Also written 縄牀. Also jōton 縄榻. A rough chair, originally from India, with the back or seat wrapped in rope or cord… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jūroku 十六 | Sixteen. A noh mask *nōmen 能面, representing the young Heike 平家… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| jutai 綬帯 | A general term for any ornamental band of cloth found on a bodhisattvas *bosatsu… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| juzō 寿像 | A portrait, sculpted or painted, made during the lifetime of the subject. The most common was a *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nakago 中型 | Also written 中子. Sometimes known as *ogata 雄型. Inner mould. When a metal statue… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| namanari 生成 | Lit. "Becoming bestial." A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 used for the wife taking revenge… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nanto busshi 南都仏師 | A general term for Buddhist sculptors *busshi 仏師 working in Nara… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nara busshi 奈良仏師 | Also nankin busshi or nankyō busshi 南京仏師, yamashinadera busshi 山階寺仏師, otera busshi 御寺仏師… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Nasori 納曽利 | A dance piece in *bugaku 舞楽 and the mask *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| natabori 鉈彫 | A type of wooden sculpture characterized by round chisel nata 鉈 marks that are left on the surface. Natabori… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nenju 念珠 | Also juzu 数珠, 誦数. A string of beads or a rosary, used for Buddhist prayer and invocation. Particularly associated… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nerikuyō 練供養 | Also gyōdō 行道, gōshō-e 迎接会, raigō-e 来迎会. A Buddhist ceremony brought to Japan from the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nerimono 練物 | A modelling material resembling *kokuso-urushi 木屎漆 but harder in… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Ni-no-mai 二ノ舞 | A dance piece in *bugaku 舞楽 performed right after *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nibutsu heiza 二仏並坐 | A statue or painting depicting the Buddhas *Shaka 釈迦 and Tahō 多宝… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nijū enkō 二重円光 | Also nijū enkōhai 二重円光背, nijū ensō二重円相. Lit. "double round halo." A type of halo *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nikkei 肉髻 | Also muken chōsō 無見頂相, chōkeisō 頂髻相, *ushitsunisha… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nikkeishu 肉髻珠 | From the late Heian period a small circle carved at the front part of the base of the *nikkei… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nishikigi otoko 錦木男 | Noh mask *nōmen 能面 made for the role of the ghost of the broken-hearted… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| noborihige 登髭 | Also written 上り髭, Lit. "climbing beard." The name of a mask used in kyōgen 狂言 plays. Noborihige has the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nōe 衲衣 | Also 納衣, shinnōe 刺納衣 or 刺衲衣, nōgesa 衲袈裟, nō 衲. |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| nōmen 能面 | Masks used in the *Noh 能 theater and worn by the main actor shite シテ, and his… |
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| nyoi hōju 如意宝珠 | Also nōsashō hōju 能作性宝珠, mani hōju 摩尼宝珠. A sacred jewel, said to remove suffering, and capable of granting… |
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| nyoi 如意 | An implement carried by Buddhist priests at a ceremony or during formal preaching. It has a slightly curved handle about 30-… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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