also: どうばんが
copperplate engraving; etching
Refers to both the technique and the resulting print; often used in art contexts.
This copperplate engraving is an 18th-century work.
He is engraving a copperplate in the studio.
I saw an exhibition of etchings at the art museum.
The printmaker printed the copperplate engraving by hand.
The art student produced a copperplate engraving for their graduation project.
エッチング is a loanword usually referring to the etching technique specifically, while 銅版画 can also cover engraving done with a burin.
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
Standard kanji spelling; the primary reading is どうはんが.
Alternate reading どうばんが is less common but recognized.
Compound of 銅 (copper), 版 (printing plate), and 画 (picture).