画が材ざい

noun

art supplies; art materials

Refers to physical materials used for drawing or painting, such as paints, brushes, canvas, etc.

• 画が材ざい屋やで新あたらしい絵えの具ぐを買かった。

  I bought new paints at the art supply store.

noun

subject matter of a painting; motif

Refers to the theme or subject depicted in a painting, not the physical materials. Less common than the 'art supplies' sense.

• 彼かれの作さく品ひんの画が材ざいは主おもに風ふう景けいだ。