Rock Paintings - Ganpekikaiga

Japanese: 岩壁絵画 - がんぺきかいが
Rock Paintings - Ganpekikaiga

…paintings, carvings, or reliefs on the walls or ceilings of caves or rock shelters, or on free-standing rock surfaces, where the rocks are not prepared for their production. They are also called rock art or rock paintings. They were produced during the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, and some belong to the historical period. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "rock wall paintings" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…洞窟や岩陰の壁ないし天井や,独立した岩石の表面に施された彩画,刻画,浮彫で,それらを制作するために岩面が整えられていないもの。岩壁画,岩壁絵画ともいう。旧石器時代から新石器時代にかけて制作され,一部は歴史時代に属する。…

※「岩壁絵画」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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