団扇うちわ絵え

noun

uchiwa-e; woodblock print for a round fan

A genre of Japanese woodblock print specifically designed to be mounted on an uchiwa (round fan). The term is used in art-historical contexts.

See also: うちわ

• 浮うき世よ絵え師しは団扇うちわ絵えも手てがけた。

  Ukiyo-e artists also produced uchiwa-e.

• この団扇うちわ絵えは江え戸ど時じ代だいの美び人じん画がだ。

  This uchiwa-e is a bijin-ga (beauty print) from the Edo period.