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画論 (がろん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

画が論ろん

Meanings

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noun

treatise on painting; essay on painting; theory of painting

Refers to a written work or discourse on the art or theory of painting. Often used in academic or art-historical contexts.

彼かれは江え戸ど時じ代だいの画が論ろんを研けん究きゅうしている。
He is researching treatises on painting from the Edo period.
この画が論ろんは西せい洋よう絵かい画がの技ぎ法ほうについて詳くわしく述のべている。
This essay on painting discusses Western painting techniques in detail.

Kanji

画brush-stroke, picture
論argument, discourse

Etymology

Compound of 画 (ga, 'picture, painting') and 論 (ron, 'theory, discourse'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for scholarly treatises.