dami-e 濃絵

1　The traditional term for kinpeki nōsaiga 金碧濃彩画, a painting which has strong colors, particularly mineral pigments such as ultramarine, *gunjō 群青, or copper green, *rokushō 緑青, that are applied thickly to a gold or silver foil background.

2　A style of painting that employs bright colors. Dami-e was popularly employed for screen and sliding door paintings, *shōheiga 障屏画, of the Momoyama period when an interest in castle-building increased the popularity of large, brightly colored decorative paintings. This style came to represent the period and was widely disseminated in the screen paintings of temples and wealthy residences.