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Yamato-e

American  
[yah-mah-taw-e] / ˈyɑ mɑ tɔˈɛ /

noun

Japanese.

  1. a narrative style of painting developed from the 12th to the 14th century, characterized chiefly by continuous illustrations often executed on long scrolls.

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