Definition of 繧繝 (うんげん)

うんげん

繧繝

うんげん

ungen

noun
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method of dyeing in which a color repeatedly goes from dense to diffuse, diffuse to dense - imported from western China and used in Buddhist pictures, temple ornaments, etc., during the Nara and Heian periods
Other readings:
繧繝【うげん】
、
暈繝【うんげん】
、
暈繝【うげん】
Related Kanji
繧 a method of dyeing
繝 a method of dyeing
暈 halo, corona, fade