Usually means: Traditional Japanese water-based painting.
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▸ noun:  paintings made in a traditional Japanese style, typically executed with brushes on washi paper or silk

Similar:
shunga, kakemono, sumi-e, tokonoma, japonaiserie, nagauta, manga, urushiye, Taniko, kirikane, more...

Opposite:
yōga

Types:
sumi-e, yamato-e, kara-e, nanga, bunjinga, bijin-ga, kacho-ga, shiki-ga, more...

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Similar:
shunga, kakemono, sumi-e, tokonoma, japonaiserie, nagauta, manga, urushiye, Taniko, kirikane, more...

Opposite:
yōga

Types:
sumi-e, yamato-e, kara-e, nanga, bunjinga, bijin-ga, kacho-ga, shiki-ga, more...



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