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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
ōakujō 大悪尉

Also akujō 悪尉. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面…

Art History, Sculpture
ōbeshimi 大べし見

Also simply beshimi べし見; formerly written 閉歯見. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面…

Art History, Sculpture
obikui 帯喰

A decoration in the form of a lion's head *shigami 獅噛, found on…

Art History, Sculpture
ogata 雄型

A projecting mould used in metalwork. Moulds used for metalwork were divided into two types: ogata (convex or…

Art History, Sculpture
ōhi 横被

1 A mounting for paintings and calligraphy which originated in China. It consists of a scroll with rollers…

Art History, Sculpture
ōji 祖父

Lit. "old man." A type of mask used in kyōgen 狂言 plays to represent an old man. The term ōji usually…

Art History, Sculpture
okina 翁

Also hakushikijō 白色尉. The white faced mask of a happy old man used in *Noh…

Art History, Sculpture
okinamen 翁面

Proto-Noh masks *nōmen 能面 used in the three-piece ritual Shikisanba 式三番…

Art History, Sculpture
ōmionna 近江女

Woman of ōmi. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a young-to-…

Art History, Sculpture
Ōnintei 皇仁庭

A dance piece in *bugaku 舞楽 and the mask *…

Art History, Sculpture
onnamen 女面

Noh masks *nōmen 能面 representing women. This category divides broadly into three…

Art History, Sculpture
onohajime 斧始

Sometimes written 斧始め. Also te-onohajime 手斧始, katanahajime 刀始. A ceremony performed when an artist is…

Art History, Sculpture
onryōmen 怨霊面

Noh masks *nōmen 能面 of ghosts and spirits. Although all the …

Art History, Sculpture
oshidashibutsu 押出仏

Also tsuichōbutsu 鎚ちょう仏. A repose relief depicting Buddhist deities (and the technique involved). Usually small,…

Art History, Sculpture
oto 乙

Also otogoze 乙御前. A mask of a young woman, used in kyōgen 狂言 plays. Oto has a fat, dimpled face…

Art History, Sculpture
ōtobide 大飛出

Also tobide 飛出. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing the God of…

Art History, Sculpture
otoko masugami 男十寸髪

Also masugami otoko 十寸髪男. Noh masks *nōmen 能面 of male…

Art History, Sculpture
otokomen 男面

Noh masks *nōmen 能面 representing men. These realistic portrayals…

Art History, Sculpture

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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