額縁

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 額縁 is read as がくぶち and is a noun for a frame that holds, protects, and displays a picture, photograph, or piece of calligraphy.
• Basic usage: Putting a photograph in a wooden frame appears in 写真を木の額縁に入れる, while a gold frame suiting a painting appears in 絵に金色の額縁が似合う.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A display frame around a work
  • It is the physical frame used to hold and display the work, not a decorative line drawn inside the picture.
• Difference from 枠
  • Compared with the general word for a frame or border, this term specifically identifies a picture frame.