Saturday, December 19, 2009

Japan Original English : Art

Anime

アニメ listen (help·info), Japanese animation; refers to animation in general in Japanese (derived from either the English or French word "animation")


Baren

馬連、馬楝 listen (help·info), a tool used in wood printing


Bonsai

盆栽 listen (help·info), "tray gardening"; the art of tending miniature trees (see the unrelated word "banzai" below)


Bokeh

(from ぼけ, boke), subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens


Bunraku

文楽, a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, performed by puppeteers, chanters, and shamisen players


Chanoyu

茶の湯, Japanese tea ceremony


Haiku

俳句 listen (help·info), a very short poem consisting of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 morae (not syllables as commonly thought) each; see also tanka below


Ikebana

生花, flower arrangement


Imari

伊万里, Japanese porcelain wares (made in the town of Arita and exported from the port of Imari, particularly around the 17th century)


Kabuki

歌舞伎, a traditional form of Japanese theatre


Kakemono

掛け物, a vertical Japanese scroll, of ink-and-brush painting or calligraphy, that hangs in a recess on a wall inside a room


Kakiemon

柿右衛門, Japanese porcelain wares featuring enamel decoration (made in Arita, using the style developed in 17th century by 酒井田 柿右衛門 Sakaida Kakiemon)


Karaoke

カラオケ listen (help·info), "empty orchestra"; entertainment where an amateur singer accompanies recorded music


katsuramono

鬘物, in Noh, the 3rd Category play (三番目物 sanbanme mono) of a 5 Category play series (五番立 goban date), where the leading role (仕手 shite) is a beautiful woman


kirigami

切り紙, similar to origami, but involves cutting in addition to folding


Koto

, a traditional stringed musical instrument from Japan, resembling a zither with 13 strings


Kutani

九谷, Japanese porcelain wares, made originally in the town of Kutani of the ancient Kaga Province (current day Ishikawa)


Makimono

巻物, a horizontal Japanese hand scroll, of ink-and-brush painting or calligraphy


Manga

まんが or 漫画 listen (help·info), Japanese comics; refers to comics in general in Japanese


Netsuke

根付, a toggle use to tie the sash of a kimono also to attach small items such as inro and kinchaku: sometimes beautifully carved.


Noh

, a major form of classical Japanese music drama


Origami

折り紙, artistic paper folding


Otaku

オタク or おたく or ヲタク, a geeky enthusiast, especially of anime and manga


Renga

連歌, "renged poetry"; a form of Japanese collaborative poetry


Satsuma

薩摩焼 satsuma-yaki pottery from southern Kyushu


Senryu

川柳, a form of short poetry similar to haiku


Shakuhachi

尺八, Japanese bamboo flute


Shamisen

三味線, a three-stringed musical instrument, played with a plectrum


Shunga

春画, erotic pictures


Sumi-e

墨絵, Japanese black ink painting


Taiko

太鼓, a big drum


Tanka

短歌, "short poetry"; an older form of Japanese poetry than haiku, of the form 5-7-5-7-7 morae (not syllables; see also haiku above)


Tokusatsu

特撮, special effects


Ukiyo-e

浮世絵, a type of woodblock print art or painting


Waka

和歌, a genre of Japanese poetry, often refers to tanka 

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