Emblema (English spelling) emblema

Japanese: エンブレマ（英語表記）emblema

The word comes from the Greek word emberein (to embed). Used in the arts, it refers to a part of a large mosaic surface that is embedded in a different subject or technique from the surrounding area. Especially after the Hellenistic period, when several different techniques came to be used for mosaics and the floors of mansions began to be decorated with mosaics, a mosaic decoration method was developed in which the center of the mosaic was decorated more carefully than the surrounding area and the emphasis of decoration was placed on the center. Generally, the surrounding area of an emblema is decorated with geometric patterns, and emblemas are often pictorial representations with themes such as mythology, allegory, and still life.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ギリシア語の〈はめ込む(エンバレイン)〉に由来する言葉。美術分野で使われ，大きなモザイク面にはめ込まれた周囲とは主題，技法の異なる部分を指す。とくにヘレニズム時代以降，モザイクに数種の技法が用いられるようになり，また邸宅の床をモザイクで装飾するようになると，モザイクの中央部分を周囲よりも丹念にしかも装飾の重点を中央部分に集中させたモザイク装飾法が生まれる。一般にエンブレマの周囲は幾何学文で装飾し，エンブレマには神話，寓意，静物などの主題を有する絵画的表現が多い。

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