noun
indigo ukiyo-e print
Historical term for a type of ukiyo-e print primarily using shades of indigo, sometimes with touches of vermilion or yellow. Related to 浮世絵.
See also: 浮世絵
この藍摺絵は江戸時代後期に流行した。
This indigo ukiyo-e print was popular in the late Edo period.
藍摺絵は藍色の濃淡だけで風景を表現している。
The indigo print expresses the landscape using only shades of indigo.
浮世絵 is the broader category of ukiyo-e prints; 藍摺絵 is a specific type characterized by indigo-based coloring.
Compound of 藍 (indigo) + 摺り (printing) + 絵 (picture). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes the technique.