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zōgan 象嵌

Inlay. It is also written 象眼 (elephant eye). A decoration technique in which the surface of such materials as metal, pottery…

Art History, Crafts
zushidana 厨子棚

Miniature shrine shelf. A cabinet shrine *zushi 厨子, used to store the writing…

Art History, Crafts

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University