| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daikoku 大黒 | 1 An abbreviation for *Daikokuten 大黒天 (Sk: Mahakala). Regarded by… |
Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Sculpture, Art History | |
| fukikaeshi 吹返 | 1 Also written 葺返. A board which projects diagonally out from the top of a statue canopy, *… |
Architecture, Accessories, Sculpture, Art History | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| kaeribana 反花 | 1 Lotus petal design carved around the lower base kiban 基盤 of a lantern *… |
Architecture, Art History, Sculpture, Lanterns | |
| kidori 木取 | Also kakō kidori 加工木取; aradori 疎取; arakidori 疎木取.
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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 | |
| renben 蓮弁 | Lit. "lotus petal." |
Architecture, Roofing Tiles, Art History, Sculpture | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| tengai 天蓋 | 1 Also sangai 傘蓋, hōgai 宝蓋, kagai 華蓋, kengai 懸蓋. Sk: chatra… |
Architecture, Decorations, Art History, Sculpture | |
| ukebana 受花 | ✓ | Also written 請花, 受華, 請華; sometimes pronounced ukehana. Flower-shaped support. A support in the shape of an open,… |
Architecture, Sculpture, Decorations, Art History |
| 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 | |
| yōraku 瓔珞 | 1 A string of beads or lacework used to decorate Buddhist statues and objects. Often found on Bodhisattva… |
Art History, Sculpture, Architecture, Decorations |
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