| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| chanoyu 茶湯 | Lit. the hot water for tea. Also known as sadō 茶道 or chadō. The ritual art of preparing and drinking… |
Art History, Tea Houses, General Terms, Architecture | |
| dan 段 | 1 Also written 反. A step. The level part or tread of a flight of stairs. When made of wood, the tread is… |
Art History, Architecture, General Terms, Crafts | |
| fukiyose 吹寄 | 1 The arrangement of muntins, lattice (*fukiyose gōshi… |
Art History, General Terms, Sculpture, Architecture | |
| gasshō 合掌 | 1 The triangular frame created by joining a pair of cruck-like members *… |
Architecture, General Terms, Art History, Sculpture | |
| hishigōshi 菱格子 | ✓ | 1 Diamond- or lozenge-shaped lattice or muntins used on doors, transoms, and fences *… |
Art History, Architecture, General Terms, Painting |
| hōju 宝珠 | ✓ | 1 Also pronounced hōshu. A sacred gem. Usually a ball or tear-drop shape object that is sacred to… |
Architecture, General Terms, Art History, Sculpture |
| kasumi 霞 | ✓ | 1 A pattern representing mist, often stylized into shapes like the ideographs 工 or 王. It is used as a… |
Architecture, General Terms, Art History, Painting |
| kidori 木取 | Also kakō kidori 加工木取; aradori 疎取; arakidori 疎木取.
|
Art History, Architecture, General Terms, Sculpture | |
| kōzama 格狭間 | Also written 香狭間, and abbreviated to *sama 狭間. Formerly called *… |
Art History, Sculpture, General Terms, Architecture | |
| mikaeshi 見返 | 1 A surface of a Japanese architectural component that faces front. |
Art History, Architecture, General Terms, Painting | |
| sabi さび | Also written 寂. |
Art History, Architecture, General Terms | |
| 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 | |
| uwanuri 上塗り | 1 Also shiagenuri 仕上げ塗. The final layer applied to a decorative painting sōshoku kōji… |
Art History, Architecture, General Terms, Painting | |
| waranawa 藁縄 | 1 Rope made by twisting together strands of straw. In clay statuary, the central wooden core *… |
Art History, General Terms, Architecture, Sculpture | |
| wayō 和様 | 1 Lit. "Japanese style architecture." The architectural techniques and styles introduced from China during… |
Architecture, General Terms, Art History |
Displaying 1 - 16 of 16