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画因 (がいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

画が因いん

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Meanings

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noun

art motif; pictorial motif

Technical term in art criticism and aesthetics, referring to the subject or theme that inspires a painting or visual artwork.

この絵えの画が因いんは、作さく者しゃが旅たび先さきで見みた夕ゆう日ひです。
The motif for this painting is the sunset the artist saw on a trip.

Kanji

画brush-stroke, picture
因cause, factor, be associated with

Similar words

モチーフ
モチーフ is a more common loanword for 'motif' in general artistic contexts, while 画因 is a specialized term used mainly in painting and art theory.

Etymology

Compound of 画 (picture, painting) and 因 (cause, factor), literally 'the cause of a painting'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a technical term in art criticism.