noun
Imperial Academy art exhibition
Historical abbreviation for the 帝国美術院美術展覧会 (Teikoku Bijutsu-in Bijutsu Tenrankai), a major official art exhibition held from 1919 to 1935. Used in historical and art-history contexts.
彼の作品は帝展で入選した。
His work was selected for the Imperial Academy art exhibition.
帝展は戦前の日本美術界で最も権威のある展覧会の一つだった。
The Teiten was one of the most prestigious exhibitions in the prewar Japanese art world.