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    3. 錦絵

    錦絵

    錦にしき絵え

    nishiki-e

    KMT10News #38+1NounArt & DesignHistoryKanji Vocab28 strokes

    にしきえ

    Noun

    1.
    nishiki-e, multi-colour woodblock print
    historical term

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    博はく物ぶつ館かんで美うつくしい錦にしき絵えを見みた。

    I saw beautiful nishiki-e at the museum.

    KMT8Art & DesignHistory
    江え戸ど時じ代だいには、錦にしき絵えが大たい衆しゅう文ぶん化かとして栄さかえた。

    During the Edo period, nishiki-e flourished as popular culture.

    KMT10Art & DesignHistoryCulture & Traditions
    葛かつ飾しか北ほく斎さいの錦にしき絵えは、その色しき彩さいと構こう図ずの斬ざん新しんさで世せ界かい的てきに評ひょう価かされている。

    Katsushika Hokusai's nishiki-e are globally acclaimed for their innovative colors and composition.

    KMT10Art & DesignHistoryCulture & Traditions
    錦にしき絵えは、浮うき世よ絵えの一いっ種しゅで、多た色しょく刷ずりの木もく版はん画がを指さす。

    Nishiki-e is a type of ukiyo-e, referring to multi-color woodblock prints.

    KMT10Art & DesignHistory
    彼かれは、古ふるい錦にしき絵えの収しゅう集しゅうを趣シュ味ミとしている。

    He makes a hobby of collecting old nishiki-e.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    錦
    にしき…(4)
    brocade・fine dress・honors
    絵
    picture・drawing・painting・sketch
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