A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a sprite who possesses the elixir of long life…

Also bosatsusō 菩薩相. The expression of compassion found on Buddhist images. The opposite is *…

Also read jibutsu. Sk: lakasana. The hand-held attributes of a Buddhist image. Along with the mudra *…

Also ninchū. A vertical groove between the nose and upper lip of Buddhist images. The jinchū differed…

Lit. God body or God style; also written 神容. A noh mask*nōmen 能面 representing a…

An object shaped like a lotus bud and stem used in Buddhist rituals, particularly favored by the Ji 時 sect. Usually made of…

The Ten Greatest Ancient Sculptors of Noh masks *nōmen 能面…

Also nitō. Round earrings found on sculpted Buddhist images. These were used on Chinese figures, but were extremely…

A style of sculpture created by the Buddhist sculptor *busshi 仏師 Jōchō 定朝 (?-…

A standard height for a Buddhist statue. A variation of the *jōroku 丈六.…

A decorative scarf worn by Buddhist deities and guardian figures. It is draped diagonally across the upper body, usually…

A mask representing an old man, jō 尉, in particular the old men masks of the *…

A standard height for a Buddhist statue. Abbreviation of one *jō 丈 and six …

Also written 縄牀. Also jōton 縄榻. A rough chair, originally from India, with the back or seat wrapped in rope or cord…

Sixteen. A noh mask *nōmen 能面, representing the young Heike 平家…

A general term for any ornamental band of cloth found on a bodhisattvas *bosatsu…

A portrait, sculpted or painted, made during the lifetime of the subject. The most common was a *…