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| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |