渇かっ筆ぴつ

noun

dry brush; drybrush

A brush technique in East Asian ink painting and calligraphy where the brush is relatively dry, producing a streaky, blurred, or textured effect.

• 山さん水すい画がでは、岩いわの質しつ感かんを出だすために渇かっ筆ぴつがよく使つかわれる。

  In landscape painting, dry brush is often used to express the texture of rocks.

• この書しょの線せんは渇かっ筆ぴつの効こう果かでかすれている。

  The lines in this calligraphy are blurred due to the dry-brush effect.