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'''Ukiyo-e''' are "Picures of the Floating World." It is a genre of art that originated as a specialty product of Edo (Tokyo) and depicted prostites and the pleasure quarter. Over time, Ukiyo-e topics expanded to include everything from famous people and places, travel, myths, legends, theater, actors, nature and the pleasures of the daily life of townspeople.
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'''Ukiyo-e''' are "Picures of the Floating World." It is a genre of art that originated as a specialty product of Edo (Tokyo) and first depicted prostitutes and the pleasure quarter. Over time, Ukiyo-e topics expanded to include everything from famous people and places, travel, myths, legends, theater, actors, nature and the pleasures of the daily life of townspeople.
  
 
Today, the term '''Ukiyo-e''' is often merged with woodblock prints, the printing method most associated with Ukiyo art.
 
Today, the term '''Ukiyo-e''' is often merged with woodblock prints, the printing method most associated with Ukiyo art.

Latest revision as of 12:45, 15 September 2020

浮世絵 (Japanese)

Ukiyo-e are "Picures of the Floating World." It is a genre of art that originated as a specialty product of Edo (Tokyo) and first depicted prostitutes and the pleasure quarter. Over time, Ukiyo-e topics expanded to include everything from famous people and places, travel, myths, legends, theater, actors, nature and the pleasures of the daily life of townspeople.

Today, the term Ukiyo-e is often merged with woodblock prints, the printing method most associated with Ukiyo art.