Kneeling - Kiz

…Cross-legged sitting and one-kneeling sitting are depicted in many medieval picture scrolls, and it can be said that they were rather common at the time. Other styles include kikiyo, wariza, rakuza, ketsufuza, half-lotus, sonkiyo, and kiza. There are two types of kneeling: one in which the knees and toes are on the floor and the buttocks are on the heels, and one in which the upper body from the knees is vertical. Walking in the latter position is called 'kizagyo', and was the manner in which a person of lower status would appear or retreat in front of a person of higher status. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "kneeling" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…胡坐と片立膝は中世の絵巻に多数描かれ，当時はむしろこれらが一般的だったといえる。そのほか箕踞（ききよ），割坐，楽坐，結跏趺坐（けつかふざ），半跏趺坐（はんかふざ），蹲踞（そんきよ），跪坐（きざ）などがある。跪坐には膝と足指の先を床面に着けて尻は踵に乗るものと，膝から上が垂直に立つものとあり，後者の姿勢のままで歩くのが〈膝行〉で，身分の低い者が高い人の前に出たり退いたりする際の作法だった。…

※「跪坐」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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