intaglio
凹版
解説 Definition
デザインが表面以下に彫り込まれた彫刻技法、またはその作品。印刷やスタンピングに用いられる。
Intaglio is a method of carving or printing in which the design is cut into a surface instead of raised above it. Ink is held in the cut lines or areas, and this creates the printed image. The word is used in art, printmaking, and design.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
intaglio は「表面に盛り上げる」の逆を意識すると残りやすい語です。in- に「内側へ」の感覚があるので、模様が内へ沈んで刻まれている図を思い浮かべるとよいです。印刷では intaglio printing でよく出てきて、インクが溝に入るタイプ。relief が浮き彫り・凸版、engraving が彫刻一般なので、intaglio は「沈み彫り／凹版」まで含めて覚えると混同しにくくなります。
Think of the `in-` idea as "inward" or "into." That gives you the image of a design cut down into a surface, not raised above it. Remember it with `intaglio printing`, where ink sits in the grooves, and contrast it with `relief`, where the design stands out.
例文
Intaglio printing creates images by carving below the surface.
凹版印刷では、表面を彫り込むことで画像を作ります。
In intaglio, ink fills lines cut below the plate's surface.
凹版では、版の表面に彫り込まれた線にインクが入ります。
Ancient artisans carved designs into intaglio seals used for authentication.
古代の職人は、認証に使う凹版印章に模様を彫り込みました。
intaglio の類義語・関連語
intaglio の語源・成り立ち Etymology
intaglio はイタリア語で, in-「中へ」+ tagliare「切る」。語の芯は『内側へ刻み込む』で, 凹版や沈み彫りを指すのが腑に落ちます。tagliare は detail や tailor と遠縁で, 『切る』感覚を共有します。
Intaglio comes from Italian intaglio, from intagliare, meaning "to cut into," built from in- "into" and a verb meaning "cut." The word originally referred to something carved inward rather than raised outward. That idea of cutting into a surface led to its use for engraved gems and printmaking with incised designs.
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