Linen - Amafu

Japanese: 亜麻布 - あまふ
Linen - Amafu

…The relief figures in the tomb of Ramose, the vizier of Amenhotep III, are representative of this elegance and sophistication. It was fashionable to wear thin linen garments with even pleats, and the flesh that can be seen through the garments is skillfully depicted. A representative work is the 19th Dynasty painting of the goddess Hathor and Seti I (Louvre). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "linen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アメンヘテプ3世の宰相ラーモセの墓の浮彫人物はその優雅精巧を代表している。襞(ひだ)をそろえた亜麻布の薄衣を着ることが流行し,その衣をすかして見える肉体が巧みに表された。代表作は第19王朝の《ハトホル女神とセティ1世》(ルーブル美)である。…

※「亜麻布」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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