絵巻

えまき
picture scroll

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えまき(もの)【絵巻(物)】

a horizontal picture scroll depicting sequences of historical or fictional events.

●平安絵巻さながらの祭りの列 a festival parade right out of a Heian picture scroll.

●和服の展示会場では, 華やかな絵巻物の世界に入り込んだような錯覚を覚えた. At the kimono exhibition, I had the illusion that I was walking into the world of an elegant picture scroll.

●絵巻を繰り広げる spread out a picture scroll.

江戸風俗絵巻 a horizontal picture scroll depicting the manners of Edo commoners.

歴史絵巻 a horizontal picture scroll depicting the course of a historical event.