Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

水干絵具

English translation:

dyed mud pigment

Added to glossary by Geraldine Oudin
Aug 21, 2008 08:56
15 yrs ago
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Japanese term

水干絵具

Japanese to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting nihonga
In this text about 日本画, the artist is explaining the material she uses in her work, which includes 水干絵具。Does any one knows the English equivalent?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 mud paint
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Proposed translations

+4
6 mins
Selected

mud paint

泥絵の具(DOROENOGU)テンペラ画で使用される顔料.泥を染め付けた絵の具.天然の土などをにかわと混ぜて使用します.別名:水干(SUIHI)絵の具
Mud paint:Use tempera painting pigment. Pigments made from dyed doro (mud). Natural mud is mixed with glue and then applied. These pigments are also known as suihi.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yv9k-hsmt/si9602j.htm


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Note added at 13分 (2008-08-21 09:09:47 GMT)
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or ''distemper''
distemper2
*n.
1 ディステンパー, デトランプ 《にかわや卵黄などを用いたえのぐ》, 泥[にかわ]えのぐ; 《広く》 水性塗料.
リーダーズ+プラス

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Note added at 17分 (2008-08-21 09:13:54 GMT)
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http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?p=えのぐ&enc=UTF-8&stype=1&dtype...
Peer comment(s):

agree Martha McClintock : basically i think the term mud paint is rather too "direct translation" and would come up with an alternative. dyed mud pigment even sounds less blunt. Distemper sounds even better.
2 hrs
Thanks a lot, Martha.
agree Roger Johnson : sure. why not:-)
1 day 2 hrs
Thanks a lot, Rojer
agree Hari Damle : 'dyed mud pigment' seems to be the cloest term
1 day 2 hrs
Thanks a lot, Hari
agree V N Ganesh
2 days 23 hrs
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