genre painting; painting of everyday life
Art term for paintings that depict scenes of daily life, customs, and manners, often from a particular historical period.
Edo-period genre paintings vividly depict the lives of townspeople.
この美術館では、浮世絵以外にも風俗画を多数所蔵している。
This museum holds many genre paintings in addition to ukiyo-e.
Compound of 風俗 (customs, manners) and 画 (picture, painting).