絵え絹ぎぬ

noun

sized silk canvas; silk for traditional Japanese painting

A prepared silk surface used as a support for traditional Japanese painting (日本画). The silk is treated with size (膠) to make it suitable for painting.

• 日本にほん画がを描えがくために、絵え絹ぎぬを木き枠わくに張はる。

  To paint a Japanese-style painting, I stretch the sized silk canvas onto a wooden frame.