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| sotoguma 外暈 | ||||||
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|  Also 
      written 外隈. Lit. exterior shading.  1 A shading (*kumadori 隈取) technique where ink or color are applied just outside of the outlines of the object to give a three-dimensional effect. 2 Iin Buddhist art, sotoguma refers to shading added as a background, making an object appear to float in space. In the case of an all-white subject, such as a white-robed Kannon (*Byakue Kannon 白衣観音) or a white crane, and also in some cases of subjects painted with bright pigments, the background area is shaded with ink to emphasize the subject.  | 
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