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Title	Contains Image(s)	Description	Keywords
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
sabi-urushi 錆漆		Also sabi 錆. A paste made by mixing powdered burnt clay *tonoko 砥の粉…	Art History, Sculpture
saishiki busshi 彩色仏師		Lit. "Buddhist colorist." An artist who applies colored pigment to the nimbus or pedestal of a Buddhist statue. A …	Art History, Sculpture
saishikizō 彩色像		A painted statue, usually a Buddhist image. Saishikizō are colored over the entire surface of the figure;…	Art History, Sculpture
Saisōrō 採桑老		A *bugaku 舞楽 dance and mask *bugakumen…	Art History, Sculpture
Sanbasō 三番叟		1　A pictorial subject taken from the auspicious *kabuki 歌舞伎…	Art History, Painting, Sculpture
sandaibutsu 三大仏	✓	Lit. "three great Buddhas." The three largest images in the history of Buddhist statuary in Japan. Originally the …	Art History, Sculpture
sandō 三道		Three horizontal grooves in the neck of a Buddha *nyorai 如来 or bodhisattva *…	Art History, Sculpture
sangokubutsu 三国仏		Lit. "three countries Buddha." Buddhist statues made from the fourth to the seventh centuries in Korea. At that time, Korea…	Art History, Sculpture
sanjō bussho 三条仏所		A Buddhist sculpture workshop *bussho 仏所 that was located in Kyoto's Sanjō 三条…	Art History, Sculpture
sanjū-no-tō 三重塔		Three-storied pagodas, most of which are made of wood, but a small percentage are made of stone. See *…	Architecture, Buildings, Sculpture
Sanju 散手		Abbreviation of Sanju hajinraku 散手破陣楽. *Bugaku 舞楽 dance and mask *…	Art History, Sculpture
sanjūnisō 三十二相		The thirty-two physical characteristics that symbolize the superhuman qualities of the Buddha. These originated in Indian…	Art History, Sculpture
sankōjō 三光尉		A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a plebeian old man. Deep furrows line the…	Art History, Sculpture
sankosho 三鈷杵		A pestle with three prongs at each end, usually made of gilt bronze. The central grip is often encircled by demons' eyes…	Art History, Sculpture
sankozuka-no-ken 三鈷柄剣		A sword, with a blade at one end and a handle topped by three prongs shaped like a *sankosho…	Art History, Sculpture
sanmen tōshoku 三面頭飾		Also sanmen hōshoku 三面宝飾, sanmen hōkan 三面宝冠. A Buddhist crown that consisted of three upstanding ornaments…	Art History, Sculpture
sanne 三衣		Also read san'e. Three different robes used by Buddhist priests. According to Indian Buddhist tradition, each monk…	Art History, Sculpture
sanzankan 三山冠		1　A black lacquer crown with a row of three rounded peaks called koji 巾子. The crown was worn by…	Art History, Sculpture
sanzonbutsu 三尊仏		Also sanzonzō 三尊像, sanzon 三尊. A set of three Buddhist deities appearing together. They form a triad…	Art History, Sculpture
saru 猿	✓	1　Monkey. The monkey is represented in kyōgen 狂言 by a masked and costumed figure. The monkey mask…	Sculpture, Art History, Architecture, General Terms
sayū sōshōsei 左右相称性		Lit. "bilateral symmetry." An image whereby the right and left sides of an image are identical. With the practice of…	Art History, Sculpture
semimaru 蝉丸		A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a young prince who is blind from…	Art History, Sculpture
semui-in 施無畏印		Lit. "mudra for bestowing fearlessness (Sk: abhaya or abhayadana or abhayaprada mudra)." A mudra…	Art History, Sculpture
senbutsu せん仏		Also written 甎仏 or 磚仏. Japanese buddhist images in relief on unglazed clay tiles sen せん which are square,…	Art History, Sculpture
sendan 栴檀		1　An alternative term for *byakudan 白檀. 2…	Art History, Sculpture
senjiza 宣字座		Lit. "ideogram of the character sen 宣." A dais *daiza 台座 for a Buddhist…	Art History, Sculpture
senkoku 線刻		Also senbori 線彫, *sujibori 筋彫. Line engraving. A method of carving in which recessed lines create a…	Art History, Sculpture
sentaibutsu 千体仏		Lit. "thousand Buddhas." Sometimes abbreviated to senbutsu 千仏. A large number of Buddhist images, usually the same…	Art History, Sculpture
seppō-in 説法印		Lit. "the exposition of the Dharma mudra." A mudra or hand gesture *in 印…	Art History, Sculpture
sessen 石川		Lit. "stone river." A bugaku 舞楽 mask *bugakumen 舞楽面…	Art History, Sculpture
Shaka 釈迦		1　Abbreviation of Shakamuni 釈迦牟尼 or Shakamon 釈迦文 (Sk: Sakyamuni), meaning sage of the Sakyas. The name by…	Art History, Iconography, Sculpture
shakei 莎髻		Also shake. A style of topknot *hōkei 宝髻 in the shape of…	Art History, Sculpture
shakujō 錫杖		Also ushōjō 有声杖, chijō 智杖, and tokujō 徳杖. Sk: khakkhara. A pilgrim's staff or sistrum.…	Art History, Sculpture
shakumi 曲見		Oblique glance. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a middle-aged…	Art History, Sculpture
Shichijō bussho 七条仏所		A Buddhist sculpture workshop *bussho 仏所 located in Kyoto's…	Art History, Sculpture
Shichijō ōmiya bussho 七条大宮仏所		A Buddhist sculpture workshop *bussho 仏所 located in Kyoto's…	Art History, Sculpture
shigami 顰		1　Also shigami 獅噛 (biting lion), or hagami 歯噛 (biting teeth). A Noh mask *…	Art History, Sculpture
shiketsu 四けつ		Also written 四厥, also kongōketsu 金剛厥. Lit. "four pickets." A set of four posts, put up at each corner of a…	Art History, Sculpture
shikinasu 敷茄子		The bulging sphere which is below the lotus petals *renben 蓮弁 in the narrow…	Art History, Sculpture
shikoro 錣		1　A generic term for a roof line that has a broken plane, the parts of which run in the same direction. A…	Architecture, General Terms, Art History, Sculpture
shin-ei 真影		Also *miei 御影, *eizō 影像…	Art History, Sculpture
shingi 心木		A wooden core, used inside a clay or lacquer statue, or when casting a metal statue. It served as a support or as an aid to…	Art History, Sculpture
shinkaku 真角		A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a vengeful ghost, similar to *…	Art History, Sculpture
shinkō 身光		Lit. "body light." The light believed to be emitted from the body of Buddha. Expressed on Buddha and bodhisattva figures in…	Art History, Sculpture
Shinnō 秦王		Abbreviation of Shinnō hajinraku 秦王破陣楽 (Victorious Dance of King Shin), also known as Shinkō hajinraku 神功破陣楽. A *…	Art History, Sculpture
shintoriso 新鳥蘇		A bugaku dance and mask depicting a clown face. Classification (for terms see *…	Art History, Sculpture
shippaku 漆箔		Technique of applying gold foil to the surface of a statue or vessel. Most often found on Buddhist statues, especially *…	Art History, Sculpture
shippei 竹箆		A rod used by a priest to discipline students practicing Zen 禅 meditation. Made of split bamboo covered with black lacquer,…	Art History, Sculpture
shiragibutsu 新羅仏		A style of Buddhist sculpture made during the period of Korean history when the Silla dynasty (Jp: Shiragi 新羅) defeated the…	Art History, Sculpture
shirakizō 白木像		Also kijizō 素地像. A wooden statue with a natural wood surface. Shirakizō may be a Buddhist or Shinto…	Art History, Sculpture
shishi 師子		Chinese temple lion. Refers to the role and the mask representing a temple lion shishi 獅子. The oldest variety are…	Art History, Sculpture
shishiguchi 獅子口		1　Lit. "lion-mouth tile." An ornamental tile placed on each end of a main ridge, instead of the more common…	Architecture, Roofing Tiles, Art History, Sculpture
shishiko 師子児	✓	Also written 獅子児, called haeharai 蝿払. Gigaku masks *gigakumen…	Art History, Sculpture
shishiza 獅子座		Sk: simhasana. A base *daiza 台座 for a Buddhist image in…	Art History, Sculpture
shitakirihime 舌切姫		Lit. "girl sticking out her tongue." A mask used in kyōgen 狂言 plays and representing a young woman with her tongue…	Art History, Sculpture
shitsushitsuza 瑟々座		Lit. "gem or precious stone base." The most common base for an image of *Fudō Myōō…	Art History, Sculpture
shiwajō 皺尉		Wrinkled old man. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a dignified,…	Art History, Sculpture
shiyuisō 思惟相		Also shiisō. Lit. "meditative posture." A position used in Buddhist images to symbolize thinking, where the fingers of the…	Art History, Sculpture
shizō 紙像		Also shichōkanzō 紙張貫像. A figure made from layers of glued paper. A number of paper Buddhist statues are preserved…	Art History, Sculpture
shō 摂		Also read setsu, also *ten 捻. An old word for modelling or molding often…	Art History, Sculpture
shōbusshi 小仏師		Also written 少仏師. The term first used in the early Heian period for Buddhist sculptors working in a team, subordinate to a…	Art History, Sculpture
shōchūhagi 正中矧		A technique used to join the blocks in the center of a wooden sculpture made by the hollow joined block technique *…	Art History, Sculpture
shōjō 猩猩		A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a good-luck sea sprite, fond of…	Art History, Sculpture
shokuchi-in 触地印		Also read sokuji-in (Sk: bhusparsa-mudra). Also gōma-in 降魔印. Earth-touching mudra. A type of hand…	Art History, Sculpture
shōmen kanshōsei 正面観照性		The form of a work of art made for contemplation from the front. This style is often found in Japanese Buddhist sculpture…	Art History, Sculpture
shōza 牀座		A square pedestal used in portraits of seated high-ranking Buddhist priests. It is usually a simple square dais supported by…	Art History, Sculpture
shubi 塵尾		Lit. "deer's tail." A type of brush, originally made from a deer's tail attached to a handle. The shubi's practical…	Art History, Sculpture
shūjōroku 周丈六		A measure of height for a Buddhist statue based on shūjaku 周尺, a unit of measure used in Zhou dynasty China (1 …	Sculpture, Art History, Architecture, Measurement
shukuin busshi 宿院仏師		A guild of Buddhist sculptors active in Nara (see *nanto busshi 南都仏師) in…	Art History, Sculpture
sōgata 総型		Also written 惣型. A method of metal casting which used a clay mould. The mould was made by carving the shape of the desired…	Art History, Sculpture
sōgō 相好		Special bodily characteristics of the Buddha which symbolize his superhuman nature. These include many aspects of Buddha's…	Art History, Sculpture
sōkei 双髻		A hairstyle where the hair is divided into two bunches, and tied on top of the head. The hairstyle is found on Buddhist…	Art History, Sculpture
soku 即		A dry lacquer statue. During the Nara period, the term soku was used in documents to refer to dry lacquer statuary…	Art History, Sculpture
sokusen 足釧		An anklet. A decorative ring or rings *kansen 鐶釧 found on the ankles of…	Art History, Sculpture