noun
nise-e; Kamakura-period portrait style
Historical art term for a realistic portrait style popular in court circles during the Kamakura period. Often used in handscrolls and picture scrolls.
似絵は鎌倉時代の宮廷で流行した肖像画の様式である。
Nise-e is a portrait style that was popular in the imperial court during the Kamakura period.
この絵巻には、当時の貴族を描いた似絵がいくつも含まれている。
This picture scroll contains several nise-e portraits depicting aristocrats of the time.
From 似 (ni, 'resemble') + 絵 (e, 'picture'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term refers to a realistic portrait style that emerged in the late Heian and flourished in the Kamakura period.