水みず張ばり

noun

wet mounting; stretching wet paper or fabric on a board

Refers to the technique of wetting paper or cloth and then attaching it to a flat surface (such as a wooden board) so that it dries taut and smooth. Commonly used in traditional Japanese painting, calligraphy, and crafts.

• 日本にほん画がでは、和わ紙しを水みず張ばりしてから描かき始はじめる。

  In Japanese painting, you start by wet-mounting the washi paper before you begin to paint.

• 水みず張ばりの工こう程ていで紙かみが破やぶれないように注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Care must be taken not to tear the paper during the wet-mounting process.