藍あい蝋ろう

noun

indigo wax

A cylindrical solid made from indigo dye froth, often boiled with caustic soda; used as a pigment in traditional painting and crafts.

• 藍あい蝋ろうは日本にほん画がの絵えの具ぐとして使つかわれることがある。

  Indigo wax is sometimes used as a pigment in Japanese painting.

• 藍あい染ぞめの工こう程ていで生しょうじた泡あわから藍あい蝋ろうを作つくる。

  Indigo wax is made from the froth produced during the indigo dyeing process.