From the Nara period through to the Heian period, drawings using the technique and style derived from China or the Korean peninsula, or those imitating them and painted in Japan were called 'Kara-e' (Chinese Paintings).
奈良時代から平安時代にかけて、中国や朝鮮半島などから渡来した技法や様式、あるいはそれに倣い日本で描かれた図画が「唐絵」と呼ばれた。