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Ainu |
An aboriginal race
of Caucasians whose
dwindling population
is centered around
Shiraoi in Hokkaido |
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Akae |
Porcelain with over
glaze polychrome
enamel with red |
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Akadama |
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Akikusa |
Fall season's herbs
and flowers |
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Amida Buddha |
The Buddha who
presides over the
Pure Land |
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Aoi - No - Mon |
Family's crest of
Tokugawa clan
(Tokugawa Period
1603 - 1868) |
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Asakusa |
A section of Tokyo
famous for its
amusements and
entertainment. It
formerly included
the notorious
Yoshiwara and was
the home of Kokusai. |
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Ashi |
A reed |
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Badger teakettle |
Emblem of a popular
folk tale about a
badger who disguised
himself as a
teakettle. When the
priest put the
kettle on to boil,
the badger could not
stand the heat and
reverted to his true
form, the kettle's
legs turning into
paws and the spout
into his heal. |
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Basho |
The most eminent of
the haiku poets, a
group credited with
exerting a strong
influenced on many
of the netsuke
carvers |
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Bekko |
Tortoise shell |
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Benkei |
A large and powerful
mountain priest who
became the faithful
retainer of the
medieval hero
Yoshitsune |
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Benten |
Goddess of music,
the only woman among
the seven happy gods |
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Bento |
A lunch box |
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Bizen |
An unglazed
stoneware produced
near Okayama |
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Bon |
A tray |
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Boxwood |
A hard, fine
close-grained wood
much used by netsuke
carvers |
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Budou (Budo - Kan) |
The way, thought
which Samurai should
follow, (Bushi do)
Budo - Kan =
Building in Tokyo
the stage of Sumo
wrestling |
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Bugaku |
An ancient form of
music and dance
drama performed with
masks |
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Byobu |
Folding screen |
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Cha no yu |
Tea ceremony or way
of tea. It
encompassed the tea
ceremony and the
connoisseurship of
the fine and applied
arts, as well as the
study of literature,
flower arranging,
garden design,
architecture, and
Kaiseki cuisine that
are associated with
it. |
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Chagama |
Iron kettle for tea |
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Cha-ire |
Pottery or porcelain
tea jar or tea caddy |
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Chuban |
Size of Woodblock
print- Ukiyoe Hanga |
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Chu - Natsume |
Medium size of
Natsume |
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Daikoku |
One of the seven
happy gods,
representing the
wealth of the land.
He wears hood,
holding a Kozuchi
(A small
mallet: The symbol
of Daikokuten
When shaken
by the god, this
mallet is supposed
to grant all
wishes.)
in his right
hand, carrying
treasure bag on his
back and
sitting on
rice bales. |
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Daimyo |
Lords in feudal
Japan |
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Dou -sei |
Made from copper |
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Ebisu |
One of the Seven
Happy Gods, usually
portrayed with a sea
bream |
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Echizen - Nuri |
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Edo (Tokugawa era) |
The name of the
period from 1603 to
1867, when Japan was
ruled by the
Tokugawa family;
hence, also known as
the Tokugawa Period |
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Emma-o |
King of hell |
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Fuchigashira |
Top and bottom of
sword hilt. |
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Fudo Myo-o |
Buddhist deity and
chief of the Five
great kings of Light |
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Fuki Chomei |
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Fukurokuju |
God of wisdom and
one of the Seven
Happy Gods. |
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Funa danse |
Sea chest |
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Futaoki |
Lid rest of
tea ceremony
utensil |
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Gagaku |
Ceremonial music and
dance usually
reserved for the
aristocracy |
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Gaho |
Name of the Artist |
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Gama Sennin |
Taoist forest or
mountain dweller who
remains youthful to
an inordinate age
and whose attribute
is the toad. |
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Genji Episodes |
Episodes from The
Take of Genji, the
celebrated
eleventh-Century
novel by Murasaki
Shikibu |
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Hagi |
Bush clover, one of
the seven Grasses of
Autumn |
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Hagoita |
A battledore for New
year's game |
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Hake-e |
Pinted by brush |
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Hake Shino
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Shino wear with
motif of the brush |
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Haiku |
A formalized
seventeen-syllable
poem.
It is terse,
subtle, seasonable,
and swift in its
imagery |
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Haisen |
Stem Bowl
for
Sake cup
rinsing |
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Hako |
Netsuke of box - and
- cover |
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Hakuji |
White porcelain |
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(Kake) Hanaire |
A flower basket ....
Kake Hanaire =
Hanging flower
basket |
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Hanga |
A woodcut, a wood
block print |
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Hanko |
A stamped or
impressed seal
requiring the
requiring of a seal
carved in reverse in
some hard material,
and the use of seal
pastes. It is thus
distinguished from
the kakihan, a seal
written directly on
the paper or silk in
the case of painting
or carved directly
on the object in the
case of sculpture. |
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Harimaze |
Techniques of
affixing objects
like fans to screens |
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Haritsu (Ritsuo)
Style |
A famous lacquer
artist of the early
eighteenth century.
His designs were
highly original and
were often
embellished with
inlays of porcelain
or pewter |
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Heiando- sei |
Made by Heiando |
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Hibatchi |
A Japanese heating
appliance using
charcoal as fuel |
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Himotoshi |
channel or passage
for cord that holds
inro and netsuke
together |
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Hinoki |
cypress |
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Hiramakie |
Known as low relief,
this techniques was
introduced in the
Kamakura period. A
single layer of
lacquer is applied
to the ground,
sprinkled with gold
or silver powders,
and allowed to dry.
A coat of thin
lacquer is then
applied to fix the
particles, and given
a final polish. |
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Hira - Natsume
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Flash shaped
Natsume |
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Hirame |
Flakes of gold,
silver, koban, and
tin, thicker and
heavier than nashiji
flakes |
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Hironobu |
Born 1844 Worked in
Meiji Period.
Student of First
Hironobu. |
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Hokyo Korin
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Hotei |
One of the Seven
Happy Gods. He is
the Japanese Santa
Claus. He has a huge
belly, laughs
constantly, loves
children, and
carries a treasure
bag of gifts. |
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Ichii |
Yew wood, a favorite
material for
souvenir carvings of
the Takayama
district because of
its pleasing two -
tone grain |
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Iga |
Stoneware from Iga
area |
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Ikada |
A raft |
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Ikebana |
The Japanese art of
flower arrangement |
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Imari |
Type of porcelain
made by kilns
operating around
Arita in Kyushu. |
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Inbande |
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Ino |
A wild boar |
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Inro |
A portable, tiered
medicine container
worn suspended from
the sash of the
kimono. Originally
these objects are
thought to have
functioned as cases
for the owner's
personal seal and
ink, and some inro
equipped are still
extant. |
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Ireko |
Nested container |
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Iroe |
Technique of making
colored pictures by
inlaying metals of
various hues. |
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Jubako |
Stacked food box |
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Junishi |
The twelve zodiacal
signs.
Ne = Rat, Ushi = Ox,
Tora = Tiger, U =
Hare ,Tatsu =
Dragon, Mi = Snake,
Uma = Horse, Hitsuji
= Sheep, Saru =
Monkey, Tori = Cock,
Inu = Dog, I = Boar. |
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Jurojin |
The god of wisdom
among the Seven
Happy Gods. He is
represented with an
elongated head to
contain his massive
brain and is often
portrayed with a
deer, a crane, or a
turtle. |
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Kabuki |
A picture (color
print) of everyday
life in the Edo
period. "Paintings
of the floating
world"; ukiyoe
constituted a genre
art style that
flourished from the
seventeenth to the
nineteenth
centuries, Ukiyoe
prints depicted
themes from the life
of common
townspeople,
landscapes, Kabuki
actors, geisha, and
suchlike |
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Kagamibuta |
A type of netsuke
consisting of a
metal lid fitted in
a bowl made of ivory
or some other
material |
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Kagura |
sacred ceremonial
dances, usually
performed at Shinto
shrines |
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Kakejiku (Kakemono) |
Hanging scroll |
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Kakemono |
Hanging scroll with
painting or
calligraphy or both |
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Kaki urushi |
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Kakihan |
written or carved
seal of monogram as
distinguished from a
stamped or impressed
seal |
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Kanji |
Chinese characters
adopted by the
Japanese in their
written language.
Most Kanji have two
basic
pronunciations, one
Japanese (kundoku),
the other Japanized
pronunciation of the
Chinese (Ondoku) .
In addition there
are often second and
third alternate
readings. These
various readings
present a formidable
obstacle to the
collector trying to
decipher a netsuke
signature.
Familiarity with the
signature as a
display is the usual
method of learning. |
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Kannon |
A Buddha who is
revered as the
goddess of mercy in
Japan and connected
with the Lotus
Sutra; there are
numerous, varying
representations of
Kannon |
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Kannon biraki |
front - opening
double- doors chest |
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Kano school |
School of screen
painting begun in
the Muromachi period
and lasting until
the end of the Edo
period |
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Karako |
Literally, "Chinese
child" or "Chinese
children". |
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Karakusa |
Arabesques in floral
patterns |
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Karamatsu |
Chinese pine |
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Karamono |
Chinese article or
Chinese - style
article, also known
as tohbutsu |
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Katami Gawari |
A momoyama design
motif resembling a
lightning bolt |
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Karatsu |
Pottery from Karatsu
area |
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Katamono Kogo
Sometsuke
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Kanzan Jittoku
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Jittoku : one of the
Four Sleepers ( the
others being Kanzan,
Bukan, Zenshi, and a
tiger) ;he carries a
scroll, which he is
reading to Kanzan.
Zittoku : Another of
the Four Sleepers,
he carries a broom. |
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Kensui |
tea ceremony utensil |
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Keyaki |
Zeilova wood, prized
for furniture making |
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Kiji - Rinka |
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Kijimage |
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Kiku gata |
The shape or
of
chrysanthemum |
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Kikyo |
Bluebell or balloon
flower one of the
seven grasses of
Autumn |
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Kimono |
Traditional Japanese
clothes |
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Kimpaku |
Thin kanagai gold
foil |
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Kimpun |
Gold power |
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Kinji |
A heavily sprinkled,
powered - gold
ground that takes on
a shiny finish when
polished. This
technique was
introduced in the
late Edo period. |
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Kinji - Makie |
Gold
Makie |
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Kinrande |
Porcelain with
overgraze polychrome
enamel with gold |
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Kinrinji |
Type of lacquer
finish |
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Kintsunagi |
Using gold for
restoration, mostly
for ceramics |
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Kiri, Kiri -wood |
A paulownia |
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Kiseru |
Smoking Pipe |
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Ki - Seto |
Yellow colored Seto
wear |
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Kiyomizu |
A type of pottery
made in Kyoto |
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Kji |
The core, form, or
base of a lacquer
object, usually made
of wood |
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Kobako |
Incense box. Usually
larger than a kogo. |
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Kochi |
Pottery from Vietnam |
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Koetsu |
Famous lacquer
artist |
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Kogo |
Incense container |
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Ko - Kutani -
Utsushi |
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Ko - Natsume
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Small shaped
natsume |
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Koma |
A top |
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Konnichi - An |
Present grand Tea
Master of Urasenke
Foundation (15th
Hounsai) |
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Korin |
Famous painter and
lacquer artist |
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Korin Ogata
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Painter of the
Tokugawa Period
noted for colorful
screen paintings |
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Kosai |
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Kougai |
Ornamental hair pins
with Makie work |
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Koyomide |
Desined of twelve
months of the
calendar for teabowl
using in
Chano-yu |
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Kugi bori |
Design made by nail
as a carving |
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Kunimasa Utagawa
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Pupil of Toyokuni.
Worked from about
1795 to about 1805.
Designed some actor
prints in his
master's best
manner. His prints
are extremely rare
and are prized
especially by French
connoisseurs, who
regard Kunimasa as a
sort of lesser
Sharaku. He died
young and thus
escaped the
avalanche of
degradation which
descended on ukiyo-e
during the early
decades of the
nineteenth century
(1773-1810) |
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Kunisada |
Wood Block artist
(1830 - 43) |
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Kunisada II
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Wood Block artist
(around 1867) |
Kuniteru II
Utagawa Kuniteru |
Wood Block artist
(around 1865)
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Kuniyoshi |
Utagawa Kuniyoshi ;
pupil of Utagawa
Toyoharu, he was a
skilled landscape
artist whose prints
show some western
influence (1797 -
1861) |
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Kuro |
Black |
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Kuro Karatsu |
Black Colored
Karatsu wear |
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Kuro - Raku |
Black raku wear |
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Kushi |
Comb, usually
decorated by Makie |
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Kusunoki Masashige |
Medieval warrior |
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Kutani |
The porcelain
products from
Kanazawa
area, which have
become so famous
worldwide |
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Kutani Shozan
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Artist of Kutani
ware (1816 - 83) |
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Kyoto School |
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Kyo yaki |
Kyoto ceramics |
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Kyogen |
comic interludes
between Noh dramas |
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Magemono -shi |
Craftsman who
specialized in
bending or shaping
thin sheets of wood |
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Makie |
A sprinkling of
gold. The technique
of sprinkling
metallic or
pigmented powers on
a wet lacquer ground
to form a
composition or
design. |
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Manju |
A type of netsuke
named for its
similarity in shape
to the manju, or
round, flat rice
cake. |
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Maru tsubo |
Round shaped vase |
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Marugata |
The round shape |
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Masanao of Ise |
A designation to
include the Masanaos
of Ise-Yamada. They
are Isshinsai,
Miyake II, Miyake
III , Shawa, and
Suzuki |
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Mashiko |
Pottery from Mashiko
area |
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Masu (box) |
Measure for liquids
and solids |
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Netsuke |
Boar tooth, boar
tusk, boxwood,
hornbill ivory,
ivory, kigai,
lacquer, stag
antler, umimatsu,
umoregi, wood |
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Meiji |
From 1868A.D to
1912A.D. |
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Menou |
Agata |
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Mingei |
Folk art |
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Mizusashi |
A water jug, a
pitcher, a carafe
which is for
tea ceremony
utensil |
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Mokugyo |
Wooden gong used in
Buddhist rituals |
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Mokume |
A design technique
simulating the
natural grain of
wood |
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Monme |
Measure of weight
(3.75g) for precious
materials |
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Musashi no zu |
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Musubi Noshi
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Design as a tie
paper work for free
gift wrapping |
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Nagamochi (Hasamibako) |
Hamper |
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Nagoya school
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Nakamura Soetsu |
Artist for Lacquer
family |
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Nakatsugi |
Type of a tea
container -
Natsume |
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Natshiko |
Artist name for
ceramics |
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Natsume |
Lacquer tea caddy |
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Nagamotchi |
A large oblong chest
(for clothing,
personal effects,
etc) |
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Negoro |
Red over black
lacquer polished out
to give a blotched
effect |
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Netsuke |
Toggle attached to
inro, tonkotsu,
tobacco pouch, etc.
by a cord and hung
at the waist - also
see
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Noh (Play) |
Formalized dance -
drama in which the
main character (shite)
wears a mask |
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Noren |
Short, divided
curtain hung at the
entrance of a shop
and bearing its name
or crest |
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O - ban |
Size of Woodblock
print- Ukiyoe Hanga,
37.5cm x 25cm
approx. |
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Obi |
The sash for
securing the kimono
about the body. The
woman's obi is wide
and stiff; the
man's, narrow and
soft
Fukuro - Obi =
Maru - Obi =
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Ohgi - Gata |
The shape of Ohg (a
folding fan) |
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Ohara - Bon |
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Ohichiban |
The final match for
victory. |
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Ojime |
Bead that slides on
cord between netsuke
and inro for
tightening or
loosing |
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Okame |
(Also know as Ofuku,
Otafuku, Uzume)She
is the epitome of
the likable, homely
housewife and is
usually represented
in ribald
performances at
village harvest
festivals. Her mask
is sometimes used in
the Kyogen |
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Okame san |
round - faced,
smiling woman, the
ideal of feminine
good nature |
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Okatomo |
One of the early,
great netsuke
carvers, famous for
his animal subjects
(active before
1781). |
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Okimono |
Ornament for shelf
or tokonoma, As a
carved object |
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Okina & Ona |
The respected way to
say old man (Okina)
and woman (Ona)
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Oni |
Demon, devil, fiend.
The oni form a
pantheon causing
winds and storms,
thunder and
lighting, waves and
floods, or general
mischief |
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Oribe |
A type of pottery
produced at the Mino
Kilns in Gifu. It is
characterized by a
green glaze and bold
design |
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Otoshizutsu (style) |
The dropped or
inserted part that
fits into it |
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Raden |
Thick pearl - shell
inlay |
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Raku yaki |
Raku ware, a type of
pottery produced in
Kyoto |
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Reishi |
A type of mushroom
for longevity |
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Rimpa (Style) |
School of painting
begun during the
Azuchi - Momoyama
period that often
used precious
materials like gold
and silver on
screens, fans, etc |
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Ryusa style |
The carver credited
with originating the
type of netsuke that
bears his name |
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Ryushin |
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Suda Seika |
Artist of Kutani
ware (1862 - 1927) |
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sagi |
A white egret or
Heron |
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Saigyo |
A Japanese traveling
priest often
represented with
staff and pilgrim
hat and viewing
mount Fuji |
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Sakazuki |
A sake cup |
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Sakuragawa |
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Sanbasou |
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Sansui -Zu |
A landscape, scenery |
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Satsuma (-yaki)
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A type of pottery
and porcelain
produced in Kyushu |
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Saya |
Sheath |
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Sennin |
Taoist hermits of
forest and mountain
who live
inordinately long
lives |
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Seto Turihana Ire |
Hanging flower vase
in the style of Seto
Kiln |
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Setoyu |
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Setsubun |
Bean - throwing
celebration (after
lunar new year) to
expel demons and
welcome good fortune |
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Shibayama |
A decorative
technique in which
various materials
such as ivory,
coral, and shell are
inlaid to form the
design. The
techniques is named
for the artist who
devised it. |
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Shichi fuku Jin |
Seven happy gods,
Daikokutenn,
Yebisu, Bishamonten,
Benzaiten,
Fukurokuju, Zyurojin,
Hotei |
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Shigisan Koma (a
top) |
Kiln at Mt. Shigi in
Nara prefecture. |
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Shikishi |
A square piece of
fancy paper for
writing a poem on |
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Shikishi bako |
A fitted box
containing poetry
writing |
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Shikishi Kake
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A hanger for
Shikishi |
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Shikunshi |
The four gentlemanly
plants - plum
blossom, bamboo,
chrysanthemum, and
orchid |
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Shin nuri |
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Shino (wear)
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Shiro |
White |
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Shinto |
The basic religion
of Japan, a form of
nature, spirit, and
ancestor worship |
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Shozan |
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Shiribari |
Type of tea
container -
Natsume |
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Shishi |
A kind of lion often
appearing in pairs
as guardians of
Shinto shrines. The
shishi is also known
as the Kara-shishi(
Chinese Lion) and
the Koma-inu |
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Sho Chiku Bai |
Pine, bamboo and
plum blossoms in
combination. Symbol
for auspicious
occasion in Japan |
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Shojo - ji |
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Shokudai |
Canndle stand |
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Showa |
From 1926/12-25 to
1989/1/7 |
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Shoraku |
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Shudei |
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Shunuri |
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Sigaraki |
Stoneware from
Shigaraki area |
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Soba - choko |
Cup for buckwheat
noodle |
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Sohen |
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Sokoku |
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Somada |
Technique of
inlaying shell
fragments of blue,
green and violet in
a lacquer ground |
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Sometsuke |
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Sotetsu Utsushi
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Sugawara, Michizana |
Heian - period
scholar later
deified as god of
learning |
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Suimono - Wan |
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Sukashi bori |
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Sumi |
Black ink (India
ink) used in
calligraphy and
painting. |
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Sumidagawa (yaki) |
The name of the
river in Tokyo
Four corner shaped
Kogo typical
style of
Katamono Kogo
Sometsuke for
Chano - yu |
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Sumie |
Black-ink painting |
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Suri |
Rubbed, chafed,
filed, grinded,
pounded |
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Susuki |
Pampas grass |
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Suzuri (bako) |
Ink stone box. A
fitted box
containing writing
implements such as
an ink stand, a
water dropper , and
brushes |
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Taisho |
From 1912/7/30 to
1926/12/25 |
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Takamakie |
Known as high
relief, this
technique involves
building up a design
using two or more
layers of lacquer or
lacquer compounds.
The final surface is
usually decorated. |
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Takarabune |
A treasure ship |
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Take-e |
Bamboo motif |
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Take-ki |
A shape of bamboo
container |
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Tamagushi (Tamakanzashi) |
Ornamental hair pins
with gem stones |
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Tamenuri |
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Tanba |
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Tansu |
Chest of drawers
with decorative
hardware
Cha dansu = A
cupboard for
teathings |
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Tanuki |
A badger |
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Tatejima |
A vertical stripe |
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Tatsu no Otoshigo |
Sea horse |
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Tenmoku |
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Tesage - Dansu |
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Teshoku |
Handheld candle
stand |
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Togidashi |
A technique
simulating a rusted
iron finish. |
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Tokkuri |
A sake bottle |
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Tokonoma |
Decorative alcove of
a Japanese room,
where a seasonal
scroll and flower
arrangement are
traditionally placed |
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Tomobako |
The original wooden
box in which an
object is stored
after completion by
the artist. It
usually has an
inscription on the
lid and is signed on
the inside. |
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Tonkotsu |
Distinguished from
inro in several
ways. The tonkotsu
is a container for
tobacco; the inro,
for medicines. The
tonkotsu usually has
only a single
compartment; the
inro; the inro,
usually more than
one. Tonkotsu are
most often made of
wood; inro, most
often of lacquer.
Tonkotsu are
generally bulkier
and bolder; inro,
smaller and more
elegant. Tonkotsu
were carried by the
lower classes, while
inro were intended
for the aristocrats.
Unfortunately there
appears to be no
article, let alone a
book, devoted to
tonkotsu. Literature
on the subject may
be nonexistent. |
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Toyokuni |
Utagawa Toyokuni; an
Ukiyoe artist famous
for his
representations of
actors (1773 - 1856) |
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Toyokuni III
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Pupil of Toyokuni.
Assumed the Toyokuni
name in 1844,
becoming known as
Toyokuni III.
Designed a vast
number of prints of
actors and beautiful
women. His later
work is a reflection
of the taste and
customs of the
closing decades of
the Tokugawa period,
and Kunisada was a
favorite of the
public at the
time.(1786-1864) |
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Tsutsubana ire |
Cylinder
shaped flower
vase |
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Turu kubi |
A shape of crane
neck used for flower
vases |
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Uchidashi |
also Copper |
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Ukiyoe |
A picture (color
print) of everyday
life in the Edo
period |
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Usu |
A mortar |
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Usubata |
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Uzumaki |
A spiral |
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Wajima - Kugibori |
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Yagen |
Grinde herbs for
medicine |
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Yakan |
Tea pot |
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Yakishime |
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Yamabushi |
A mountain priest
(ascetic) who
sometimes engaged in
politics and fight
as warriors |
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Yamashita Kiyoshi
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Yasai Kago |
The basket for
vegetables |
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Yoshimasa |
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Yoshitsune |
Minamono Yoshitsune
: great medieval
hero who led a
martial and
adventurous life on
behalf of the Genji
clan.
Half -
brother of Yoritomo
; after helping
Yoritomo defeat the
Taira clan,
Yoshitsune fell out
with his half -
brother, was forced
to flee, and
eventually committed
suicide (1159 -
1189) |
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Yunomi |
Tea cup for daily
use for Japanese
life style |
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Zabuton |
A floor cushion |
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Zen |
Form of Buddhism
traditionally said
to have been brought
to Japan from China
by Bodhidharma (Daruma) |
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Zizai |
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Zohiko |
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Zuizan |
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