Lit. "Torii school." A family of *ukiyo-e 浮世絵 artists which became a…

Also written 鳥子紙. Sometimes abbreviated to torinoko. An eggshell colored, handmade paper *…

A school of painting, active from the early 15th century until the late 19th, that specialized in courtly subjects painted…

Also written 当世冑. Contemporary helmet. A type of Japanese helmet based on southern barbarian *…

A type of Chinese paper imported and used in Japan for painting and calligraphy and as backing paper urazuke 裏付 for…

Lit. "life-size." A standard unit of measurement for Buddhist statues *hōryō…

Pictures of the archery competition held on the 33-bay-long (394 ft) veranda of Sanjūsangendō 三十三間堂 (Rengeōin 蓮華王院) in…

Decoration found on the head of a Buddhist sculpted figure. This includes hairstyles *…

Tenjin crossing to China. The Heian period courtier, poet, and scholar Sugawara Michizane 菅原道真 (845-903) was deified as the…

Prints originally designed in the first half of the 19th century by provincial artists and distributed by itinerant peddlers…

A cylindrical seat or round pedestal *daiza 台座 for a Buddhist image. Many images…

An 18th and 19th century Edo 江戸 merchant class ideal implying sophisticated knowledge, discernment, and culture. Eventually…

Also written 鍔. Sword guard. Tsuba protect the hand and balance the sword. In the Edo period when samurai…

Also written 津波井仏所. A guild of Buddhist sculptors *busshi 仏師 active in Nara *…

Lit. "giant ground spider." A demon in popular literature and art known for its battle with the early 11th-century warrior…

Also 通圓. A mask of an old man, used in the kyōgen 狂言 play Tsūen (The Tea Priest, Tsūen…

An *ukiyo-e 浮世絵 woodblock printing technique used in cases where the…

A method of paper decoration *ryōshi sōshoku 料紙装飾. Two or more…

A general term for hanging scrolls *kakemono 掛物 that make a…

Lit. "flowers at the crossing dyeing." A Muromachi period hybrid, decorative textile technique of combining tie-dyeing and…

A woodblock-printed fortune with pictures which was sold on street corners *tsuji …

An abbreviation of tsūryō kenpō 通両肩法. A style of wearing a Buddhist robe covering both shoulders. The robe…

A type of *mokkotsu 没骨 technique. Tsuketate does not…

Pictures depicting activities associated with the months of the year, representing one of the most important categories of…

Also written つくり絵. A painting process associated with the *yamato-e …

Dangling chin, a gimmick used on some bugaku masks *bugakumen…

A Noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing the God of Thunder. Great…

Lit. "narrow road of ivy." Pictorial subject matter taken from Episode 9, *Azuma…

Enclosed inner mold. The *nakago 中型 was a term used in metal…

A shiny black colorant made by mixing thick carbon ink *sumi 墨 with rice paste…

Also written 続画. A set of *ukiyo-e 浮世絵 prints with a continuous composition in a large…