noun
green verditer
A traditional Japanese pigment made from malachite, producing a bright green color. Used in painting and crafts.
岩緑青は日本画でよく使われる顔料です。
Green verditer is a pigment often used in Japanese painting.
緑青 refers to verdigris or patina in general, while 岩緑青 specifically denotes the powdered malachite pigment used in art.
Compound of 岩 (iwa, 'rock') and 緑青 (rokushō, 'verdigris, green rust'), referring to the mineral malachite from which the pigment is made.