雌し黄おう

noun

orpiment; yellow arsenic mineral; yellow pigment

Refers to the mineral orpiment (arsenic trisulfide) or the bright yellow pigment made from it. Used in traditional Japanese painting and as a color name.

See also: 石黄

• 雌し黄おうは、日本にほん画がで使つかわれる黄き色いろい顔がん料りょうの一ひとつです。

  Orpiment is one of the yellow pigments used in Japanese painting.

noun

gamboge; yellow resin pigment

A dull yellow pigment derived from the resin of Garcinia trees. Historically used in art; less common than orpiment in Japanese contexts.

See also: ガンボージ

• ガンボージは、雌し黄おうと同どう様ように黄き色いろの絵えの具ぐとして使つかわれた。

  Gamboge, like orpiment, was used as a yellow paint.

noun

falsification; alteration; doctoring

Figurative use derived from the practice of using orpiment to alter documents. Refers to tampering with or falsifying written records.

• 古こ文もん書じょの雌し黄おうが疑うたがわれ、真しん贋がんが問もん題だいになった。

  Falsification of the ancient document was suspected, and its authenticity became an issue.