殿との様さま芸げい

noun

dilettantism; amateur art; lordly pastime

Refers to a hobby or artistic pursuit done by a wealthy or high-status person without serious training, often with a connotation of being self-indulgent or lacking real skill. The term evokes the image of a feudal lord (殿様) dabbling in arts for amusement.

• 彼かれの絵えは技ぎ術じゅつはあるが、どこか殿との様さま芸げいの域いきを出でない。

  His paintings show technique, but they never quite escape the realm of dilettantism.

• 趣しゅ味みで始はじめた陶とう芸げいが、いつの間まにか殿との様さま芸げいではなく本ほん格かく的てきなものになった。

  The pottery he started as a hobby gradually became a serious pursuit rather than a lordly pastime.