noun
portrait; painted likeness
Refers specifically to a portrait in a painting or drawing, not a photograph. Often used in historical or artistic contexts.
この絵姿は江戸時代の女性を描いている。
This portrait depicts a woman from the Edo period.
彼は亡き妻の絵姿を大切にしていた。
He treasured the portrait of his late wife.
Compound of 絵 (e, 'picture') and 姿 (sugata, 'figure, appearance'). The reading えすがた follows standard rendaku voicing of the second element.