noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
ink painting; sumi-e
Refers to Japanese ink wash painting, typically using black sumi ink on paper or silk. Often used attributively with の.
祖父は趣味で墨絵を描いている。
My grandfather paints ink paintings as a hobby.
My grandfather paints sumi-e ink paintings every morning.
この墨絵の技法は中国から伝わった。
This ink painting technique was introduced from China.
床の間に墨絵の屏風が置かれている。
An ink-painting-style folding screen is placed in the alcove.
The children tried ink painting for the first time.
日本画 covers traditional Japanese painting broadly, including color, whereas 墨絵 refers specifically to monochrome ink painting.
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer
ink painting style; sumi-e style
Compound of 墨 (sumi, 'ink') and 絵 (e, 'picture'). The term has been used since the Muromachi period to describe ink wash paintings influenced by Chinese sumi-e.