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Title	Description	Keywords
tachikibutsu 立木仏	Lit. "standing tree Buddha." A Buddhist image carved on a living tree or on wood that retains the form of the original tree…	Art History, Sculpture
tagane 鏨	Graver. A sharp, pointed steel tool used in metalwork and stone carving. Used for engraving, carving, and chiselling,…	Art History, Sculpture
taiko 太孤	Old Persian man taikofu 太孤父 and young Persian boy taikoji 太孤児, two types of gigaku masks *…	Art History, Sculpture
tainaibutsu 胎内仏	A small Buddhist image that is placed inside a larger one as an offering. In most cases, older images were placed inside…	Art History, Sculpture
taishōtoku 退走禿	"Running in retreat," a *bugaku 舞楽 dance and mask *…	Art History, Sculpture
takama bussho 高間仏所	Also takaya bussho 高矢仏所. A guild of Buddhist sculptors active in Nara *…	Art History, Sculpture
tamen kōhi 多面広臂	An image that has more heads, eyes, or limbs than the human figure.	Art History, Sculpture
tamen tahi 多面多臂	Also *tamen kōhi 多面広臂. A Buddhist image with more heads, eyes, or limbs than…	Architecture, Sculpture
tankei 単髻	A single topknot. Hair tied on top of the head in a simple round topknot *hōkei…	Art History, Sculpture
tekkō 手甲	Also tekō, yubitsugai 指番. A protective piece of leather or metal used to protect the back of a soldier's…	Art History, Sculpture
ten 捻	Also *shō 摂. Clay statue. An old term used in the Nara period to…	Art History, Sculpture
tenbōrin-in 転法輪印	Lit. "mudra for turning the Dharma-wheel." A mudra or hand gesture *in 印…	Art History, Sculpture
tenchigan 天地眼	Also tenchigen. A facial expression found on *Fudō Myōō 不動明王, where the right…	Art History, Sculpture
tendō 天童	Lit. "heavenly youth," also warabemai 童舞 (dancing child). A dance mask representing a young boy with parted hair…	Art History, Sculpture
tengai 天蓋	1　Also sangai 傘蓋, hōgai 宝蓋, kagai 華蓋, kengai 懸蓋. Sk: chatra…	Architecture, Decorations, Art History, Sculpture
tenjin 天神	Lit. "heaven people." 1　The heavenly gods as opposed to the gods of earth, chigi 地祇. …	Art History, Iconography, Sculpture
tenkandai 天冠台	Also hōkandai 宝冠台. A decorative band around the head found on *bosatsu…	Art History, Sculpture
tenne 天衣	Also tenne 纏衣. A long, narrow strip of ornamental cloth, found on images of *…	Art History, Sculpture
tetsubutsu 鉄仏	A Buddhist statue made of cast iron. Cast iron statues were not as common in Japan as bronze (see *…	Art History, Sculpture
togō 東江	A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 of the *…	Art History, Sculpture
tokin 鍍金	Gilding. A decorative technique used in metalwork, where an object was coated with a thin layer of gold. In Japan, this…	Art History, Sculpture
tokkosho 独鈷杵	A pestle with a single sharp blade at each end, found as an attribute *jimotsu…	Art History, Sculpture
tokusajō 木賊尉	A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing an old, plebeian man used only…	Art History, Sculpture
tonoko 砥の粉	Powdered burnt clay or pulverized whetstone. Used for polishing swords and coloring wood. Tonoko was mixed with…	Art History, Sculpture
Tori yōshiki 止利様式	A style of sculpture represented by the work of the 7th-century sculptor known as Tori busshi 止利仏師. Tori was believed to be…	Art History, Sculpture
tōshin 等身	Lit. "life-size." A standard unit of measurement for Buddhist statues *hōryō…	Art History, Sculpture
tōshoku 頭飾	Decoration found on the head of a Buddhist sculpted figure. This includes hairstyles *…	Art History, Sculpture
tōza 榻座	A cylindrical seat or round pedestal *daiza 台座 for a Buddhist image. Many images…	Art History, Sculpture
tsubai bussho 椿井仏所	Also written 津波井仏所. A guild of Buddhist sculptors *busshi 仏師 active in Nara *…	Art History, Sculpture
tsūen 通円	Also 通圓. A mask of an old man, used in the kyōgen 狂言 play Tsūen (The Tea Priest, Tsūen…	Art History, Sculpture
tsūken 通肩	An abbreviation of tsūryō kenpō 通両肩法. A style of wearing a Buddhist robe covering both shoulders. The robe…	Art History, Sculpture
tsuriago 吊顎	Dangling chin, a gimmick used on some bugaku masks *bugakumen…	Art History, Sculpture
tsurimanako 釣眼	A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing the God of Thunder. Great…	Art History, Sculpture
tsutsumi nakago 包み中型	Enclosed inner mold. The *nakago 中型 was a term used in metal…	Art History, Sculpture
zahō 坐法	Also referred to as zasei 坐勢 (Sk: asana). A seated position for a Buddhist image. Ancient Indian ascetics used…	Art History, Sculpture
zazō 坐像	A Buddhist image which is seated, as opposed to standing *ryūzō 立像. The…	Art History, Sculpture
Zen-pa 善派	A school of Buddhist sculptors *bussho 仏所, who often used the character 'Zen' 善…	Art History, Sculpture
zengo hagi-awase 前後矧合	Also abbreviated to zengohagi 前後矧. A method of making a wooden statue where the statue is carved in two separate…	Art History, Sculpture
zenjō-in 禅定印	Lit. "meditation mudra." A mudra or hand gesture *in 印, formed by placing the palms…	Art History, Sculpture
Zenkōji shiki Amida sanzon 善光寺式阿弥陀三尊	Images of the *Amida 阿弥陀 trinity made in the style of the Amida trinity at Zenkōji 善光寺 in…	Art History, Sculpture
zō-onna 増女	A Noh mask *nōmen 能面, representing a young angel, goddess or enlightened woman.…	Art History, Sculpture
Zō Tōdaiji Zōbussho 造東大寺造仏所	Also Tōdaiji Zōbussho 東大寺造仏所. A workshop which made statues for Tōdaiji 東大寺 in Nara. In 748, the government set up a…	Art History, Sculpture
zōbussho 造仏所	Government-run workshops making Buddhist statues during the Nara period. Post-9th-century independent and temple-run…	Art History, Sculpture
zokutaizō 俗体像	A portrait of a lay person in formal secular dress. This contrasts with the more numerous portraits of Buddhist priests…	Art History, Sculpture
zōmen 蔵面	Offertory mask. Cloth or paper masks used in *bugaku 舞楽 in the pieces *…	Art History, Sculpture
zōnai nōnyūhin 像内納入品	Also nōnyūhin 納入品, tainai nōnyūhin 胎内納入品, tainai nōnyūbutsu 胎内納入物. Objects found in the…	Art History, Sculpture
zōshu 像主	A patron. A person who requests the building of a Buddhist temple or work of art.	Art History, Sculpture
zōzōki 造像記	Also zōzōki daiki 造像題記, zōzōmei 造象銘. A record that keeps track of the completion and repair dates of a…	Art History, Sculpture
zuizō 瑞像	A name given to a sandalwood statue of Shaka Nyorai 釈迦如来 (in the same style as the figure in Seiryōji 清涼寺, Kyoto). See *…	Art History, Sculpture
zukō 頭光	Lit. head light. A nimbus or halo that encircles the head of an image of a Buddhist deity. In the case of sculpture it is…	Art History, Sculpture