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    3. 枕絵

    枕絵

    枕まくら絵え

    erotic picture

    KMT10News #45+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    まくらえ

    Noun

    1.
    erotic picture

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    昔むかしの日に本ほんでは枕まくら絵えが描えがかれた。

    Erotic pictures were drawn in old Japan.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsHistory
    浮うき世よ絵えの中なかには、枕まくら絵えと呼よばれるジャンルも存そん在ざいした。

    Among ukiyo-e, there was also a genre called makura-e (erotic pictures).

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    枕まくら絵えは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの庶しょ民みん文ぶん化かの一いち側そく面めんを映うつし出だしている。

    Makura-e reflects one aspect of commoner culture during the Edo period.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHistory
    博はく物ぶつ館かんで展てん示じされている枕まくら絵えは、当とう時じの風ふう俗ぞくを知しる貴き重ちょうな資し料りょうだ。

    The makura-e exhibited in the museum are valuable materials for understanding the customs of that time.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & DesignHistory
    枕まくら絵えは、単たんなる春しゅん画がとしてだけでなく、芸げい術じゅつ的てきな価か値ちも評ひょう価かされている。

    Makura-e is evaluated not only as simple erotic art but also for its artistic value.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    枕
    まくら…(2)
    pillow
    絵
    picture・drawing・painting・sketch
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