paper diorama (from a woodblock print)
A traditional Japanese craft: a paper diorama assembled from a woodblock-printed sheet, often depicting scenes like festivals or landscapes, with layered cutouts for depth.
Edo-period paper dioramas depicted festival scenes in three dimensions.
I saw an exhibition of rare paper dioramas at the museum.
Standard kanji form for this traditional art term.
Variant with okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 切組 (kirikumi, 'cut and assemble') and 灯籠絵 (tōrōe, 'lantern picture'), referring to a picture originally used in lanterns, later adapted into a cut-and-assemble paper diorama.