| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |
| yakan 野干 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a small Chinese fox. Its thin-lipped, slightly… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yakuko 薬壷 | A medicine jar, found on the palm of the left hand in figures of *Yakushi 薬師, the… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Yakushi keka 薬師悔過 | Keka 悔過 is a term used in Buddhism meaning repentance of one's sins, and refers to the chanting of prayers to… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| Yamauba 山姥 | Also read Yamanba. Oni-onna 鬼女 (demonic woman) or yama-onna 山女 (mountain woman) are used occasionally.… |
Art History, Painting, Sculpture | |
| yase-onna 痩女 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing the suffering spirit of a woman who dies from… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yase-otoko 痩男 | Emaciated man. Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a ghost suffering in hell. Lean… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yogan-in 与願印 | Lit. "wish-granting mudra (Sk: varada mudra)"; also segan-in 施願印. A mudra or hand gesture *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yōraku 瓔珞 | 1 A string of beads or lacework used to decorate Buddhist statues and objects. Often found on Bodhisattva… |
Art History, Sculpture, Architecture, Decorations | |
| yorimasa 頼政 | A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a 12th-century warrior-poet of the Seiwa Genji… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yoroboshi 弱法師 | Priest with faltering step. A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing a blind young boy… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yoseki-zukuri 寄木造 | Also read yosegi zukuri. Formerly called kiyose zukuri 木寄造 or yoseai zukuri 寄合造. Antomym of *… |
Art History, Sculpture | |
| yūgeza 遊戯坐 | ✓ | Also read yūgiza (Sk: lalitasana). A seated position for a Buddhist image, usually a bodhisattva *… |
Art History, Sculpture |
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