油 彩 画(ゆさいが)

ゆさいが

noun

oil painting (the artwork)

art

1. oil painting (the artwork)

oil painting (the artwork)

美術館(びじゅつかん)に油彩画(ゆさいが)が飾(かざ)られている。

Oil paintings are displayed in the art museum.

この油彩画(ゆさいが)は十九世紀(じゅうきゅうせいき)のフランスで描(えが)かれた。

This oil painting was painted in nineteenth-century France.

祖父(そふ)は趣味(しゅみ)で油彩画(ゆさいが)を描(か)いており、自宅(じたく)には何十枚(なんじゅうまい)もの作品(さくひん)がある。

My grandfather paints oil paintings as a hobby, and there are dozens of works at his home.

Refers specifically to a painting created with oil-based paints. The formal term for what is colloquially called 油絵(あぶらえ). Oil painting as a technique was introduced to Japan during the Meiji period.

Common collocations

油彩画(ゆさいが)を描(か)く: to paint an oil painting
油彩画(ゆさいが)展(てん): oil painting exhibition
小品(しょうひん)の油彩画(ゆさいが): a small oil painting

Similar words

油絵(あぶらえ): oil painting — the everyday, colloquial equivalent
水彩画(すいさいが): watercolor painting — uses water-soluble paints; lighter and more transparent than oil
油彩(ゆさい): oil painting (technique/medium) — refers to the method rather than the finished work

Related Words

Compare: 油絵(あぶらえ) (oil painting)

Compare: 水彩画(すいさいが) (watercolor painting)

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