丹たん絵え

noun

tan-e; early hand-colored ukiyo-e print

Historical term for an early type of ukiyo-e print, hand-colored with tan (red lead) and other pigments, predating full-color printing techniques.

See also: 浮世絵

• 丹たん絵えは浮うき世よ絵えの初しょ期きの形けい態たいで、手て作さ業ぎょうで彩さい色しきされた。

  Tan-e is an early form of ukiyo-e, colored by hand.