noun
paper diorama (from a woodblock print)
A traditional Japanese craft: a paper diorama assembled from a woodblock-printed sheet, often depicting scenes like festivals or landscapes, with layered cutouts for depth.
江戸時代の切組灯籠絵は、祭りの情景を立体的に表現していた。
Edo-period paper dioramas depicted festival scenes in three dimensions.
博物館で珍しい切組灯籠絵の展示を見た。
I saw an exhibition of rare paper dioramas at the museum.
Compound of 切組 (kirikumi, 'cut and assemble') and 灯籠絵 (tōrōe, 'lantern picture'), referring to a picture originally used in lanterns, later adapted into a cut-and-assemble paper diorama.