noun
staffage; incidental figures in a painting
Refers to small human or animal figures added to a landscape or architectural painting to give scale, life, or context. A technical art term.
この山水画では、点景として小さな漁師が描かれている。
In this landscape painting, a small fisherman is depicted as staffage.
点景の人物が風景に奥行きを与えている。
The staffage figures give depth to the scenery.
Compound of 点 (dot, point) and 景 (scene, view), literally 'dot-scenery'. The term is used in art criticism to describe small incidental elements that enliven a composition.