秘ひ図ず

noun

treasured picture; secret picture; obscene picture

A rare, somewhat literary noun for a picture that is kept hidden or treasured, often with a nuance of secrecy or indecency. The exact meaning depends on context; it can refer to a cherished private artwork, a confidential illustration, or a lewd image.

• 彼かれは長なが年ねん秘ひ図ずを大たい切せつに保ほ管かんしていた。

  He had carefully kept the treasured picture for many years.

• その古こ文ぶん書しょには秘ひ図ずが描えがかれていた。

  A secret picture was drawn in the old manuscript.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの秘ひ図ずには猥わい褻せつなものも多おおい。

  Many secret pictures from the Edo period are obscene.