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Yamato-e

Yamato-e noun: a classical Japanese style of painting, characterized by many small figures, detailed depictions of buildings and other objects, an oblique view from above showing interiors, and partial depictions with the remaining area ignored or covered by a cloud.

yamato-e: a classical Japanese style of painting, characterized by many small figures, detailed depictions of...
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Noun

Yamato-e (uncountable)

  1. A classical Japanese style of painting, characterized by many small figures, detailed depictions of buildings and other objects, an oblique view from above showing interiors, and partial depictions with the remaining area ignored or covered by a cloud.

Origin of Yamato-e

From Japanese 大和絵.

Questions about Yamato-e

What does Yamato-e mean?
Yamato-e means a classical Japanese style of painting, characterized by many small figures, detailed depictions of buildings and other objects, an oblique view from above showing interiors, and partial depictions with the remaining area ignored or covered by a cloud.
What part of speech is Yamato-e?
Yamato-e is a noun.

Words near Yamato-e in the dictionary

  1. yamaskites
  2. yamaskitic
  3. Yamassee
  4. Yamassees
  5. Yamato
  6. Yamato-e
  7. Yamatokōriyama
  8. Yamatologist
  9. Yamatologists
  10. Yamatos
  11. Yamatotakada

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