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水墨山水 (すいぼくさんすい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

水すい墨ぼく山さん水すい

Meanings

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noun

landscape painting in black India ink

Refers to a traditional East Asian landscape painting using only black ink (sumi) and water, emphasizing brushwork and shading.

この水すい墨ぼく山さん水すいは室むろ町まち時じ代だいの作さく品ひんです。
This ink landscape painting is a work from the Muromachi period.

Kanji

水water
墨black ink, India ink, ink stick
山mountain

Similar words

水すい墨ぼく画が
水墨画 is the broader term for ink wash painting in general, while 水墨山水 specifically refers to landscape subjects within that style.

Etymology

Compound of 水墨 (ink painting) and 山水 (landscape). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is conventionally associated with East Asian ink landscape painting.