| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| urushi 漆 | Lacquer. A non-resinous sap taken from Rhus verniciflua, a tree which grows in East Asian countries.… |
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| utsushi 写し | A copy or a facsimile. The term refers not only to copies of calligraphy or painting, but also reproductions of ceramics. In… |
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| wakyō 和鏡 | Japanese style mirrors. Wakyō were developed as part of toilet sets in the Heian period. Previously large and… |
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| wamono 和物 | Lit. "Japanese things." A term used in *chanoyu 茶湯 in… |
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| yūyaku 釉薬 | Also yū 釉 or uwagusuri. Glaze. In the heat of firing, clay particles vitrify to form a glass matter… |
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| yūzen-zome 友禅染 | Yūzen style dyeing. A form of paste-resist dyeing with beautiful colors and pictorial designs named after the Kyoto… |
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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… |
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| zushidana 厨子棚 | Miniature shrine shelf. A cabinet shrine *zushi 厨子, used to store the writing… |
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