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Ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e[a] is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica.
Nov 4, 2018 · Accompanied by a 350-page catalogue that includes major new essays by leading scholars, Painting the Floating World features over 150 works from the 17th through the 19th century. Each painting offers an exquisite glimpse of the past; as a whole the exceptional collection reveals ukiyo-e’s rich connection to trends in fashion, beauty, and cultural life over centuries.
Mar 18, 2022 · Ukiyo—meaning “floating world”—encapsulates the flourishing pleasure-seeking culture in Edo Japan (1603 – 1867). How did the “floating world” come to define Japan from the 17th to the 19th century?
Oct 21, 2023 · Historically, "ukiyo" described the suffering of life, but over time, its connotation shifted in the Edo period to symbolize the transient, fleeting nature of worldly pleasures and desires. These Japanese prints of a "floating world" represented a hedonistic urban lifestyle, marked by entertainment, leisure, and ephemeral beauty, particularly ...
Jan 27, 2021 · The history of ukiyo-e in Japanese art. “Ukiyo-e” 浮世絵 means “pictures of the floating world” and is one of the best-known forms of Japanese art. It flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries and much of the work depicts elements of the entertainment industry that was popular with the merchant class of the era.
Mar 22, 2023 · Ukiyo-e literally means “pictures of the floating world,” and is a genre of Japanese painting and woodblock print from the Edo period (1603–1867). The ukiyo or “floating world” was a euphemism for the licensed quarters and entertainment districts of Edo (the old name for Tokyo) and other cities.
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Aug 14, 2015 · According to David Waterhouse, Ukiyo could mean either “floating world” or “sad troublesome world,” and, of course, –e refers to the picture. The author notes that in the early seventeenth century, more cheerful interpretations of the term “ukiyo” made their way into printed collections of lighthearted tales, miscellanies and ...
