表ひょう具ぐ

noun

mounting (a picture or calligraphy); scroll mounting

Refers to the traditional craft of backing and framing artwork, especially hanging scrolls (掛け軸) and handscrolls. Often used in the context of 表具師 (a mounter) or 表具店 (a mounting shop).

• この掛かけ軸じくは、京きょう都との表ひょう具ぐ師しに表ひょう具ぐを依い頼らいしたものです。

  This hanging scroll was mounted by a mounter in Kyoto.

• 表ひょう具ぐの技ぎ術じゅつは、書しょや絵かい画がを長ながく保ほ存ぞんするために欠かかせない。

  The art of mounting is essential for preserving calligraphy and paintings for a long time.