noun
Refers to a three-panel artwork, especially in traditional Japanese painting or printmaking.
この浮世絵の三枚絵は、江戸時代の風景を描いている。
This ukiyo-e triptych depicts a landscape from the Edo period.
A single-panel artwork, in contrast to the multi-panel 三枚絵.
Compound of 三枚 (three flat objects) + 絵 (picture). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used for three-panel artworks.