大おお津つ絵え

noun

Ōtsu-e; Edo-period folk painting from Ōtsu

Historical term for a genre of folk paintings produced in Ōtsu during the Edo period, often depicting humorous or moral subjects.

• 大おお津つ絵えは江え戸ど時じ代だいに旅たび人びと向むけの土産みやげとして人にん気きがあった。

  Ōtsu-e were popular as souvenirs for travelers during the Edo period.