(びじんが)

びじんが
noun
portrait of a beautiful woman; bijin-ga
academicculture
1. portrait of a beautiful woman; bijin-ga
A genre of Japanese art, particularly in ukiyo-e woodblock prints, depicting beautiful women. The subjects are often courtesans, geisha, or fashionable women of the era.
美人画(びじんが)鑑賞(かんしょう)する
To appreciate bijin-ga paintings.
喜多川歌麿(きたがわうたまろ)美人画(びじんが)名手(めいしゅ)として()られている
Kitagawa Utamaro is known as a master of bijin-ga.
This museum has a large collection of bijin-ga from the Edo period.

Composed of 美人(びじん) (beautiful woman) and () (painting, picture). One of the major genres of 浮世絵(うきよえ) (ukiyo-e) alongside 風景画(ふうけいが) (landscape paintings) and 役者絵(やくしゃえ) (actor portraits).

Famous 美人画(びじんが) artists include 喜多川歌麿(きたがわうたまろ), 鈴木春信(すずきはるのぶ), and 上村松園(うえむらしょうえん).

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