畫院

Chinese

draw; picture; painting courtyard; institution
trad. (畫院) 畫 院
simp. (画院) 画 院
Literally: “painting institute”.

Pronunciation

Noun

畫院

  1. (historical) a division of a Chinese imperial household that recruits, maintains and commissions work to court painters
  2. an institute that specializes in studying traditional Chinese painting
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