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, "pictures of the floating world", is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints produced between the 17th and the 20th century, featuring motifs of landscapes, the theater and pleasure quarters.
Ukiyo, meaning "floating world", refers to the impetuous young culture that bloomed in the urban centers of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), Osaka, and Kyoto that were a world unto themselves. It is an ironic allusion to the homophone term "Sorrowful World" (憂き世), the earthly plane of death and rebirth from which Buddhists sought release. The art form rose to great popularity in the metropolitan culture of Edo (Tokyo) during the second half of the 17th century, originating with the single-color works of Hishikawa Moronobu in the 1670s. At first, only India ink was used, then some prints were manually colored with a brush, but in the 18th century Suzuki Harunobu developed the technique of polychrome printing to produce nishiki-e.
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Jim Breen's Ukiyo-E Gallery - Personal page. Photos and links.
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Hokusai, Utamaro and many others.>
John Fiorillo's Viewing Japanese Prints - From the Edo period to the 20th century. Illustrated discussion of various trends and aesthetic approaches.
My Ukiyo-e Collection - Image archive of personal collection sorted by artist.
Meta Description: [ my collection of japanese woodblock prints ]
Nagoya TV Ukiyo-e Museum - Prints sorted by artist and by theme with images and descriptions.
Meta Description: [ 名古屋テレビ放送株式会社の所蔵する浮世絵版画コレクションのご紹介。当時ごく普通に流通した『庶民のメディア』、浮世絵の本来の姿をご覧下さい。 ]
Ohmi Gallery - Displays an extensive private collection of Ukiyo-e and modern woodblock prints by artists including Tsuchiya Koitsu, Hiroshige, Kunisada, Kunichika, Bakufu Ohno, Mamoru Hiroshi, Tokuriki, Kawano, and Ikeda.
Meta Description: [ Extensive private Ukiyo-e collection of Dr Ross Walker, including Tsuchiya Koitsu, Hiroshige, Kunisada, Kunichika, Bakufu Ohno, Mamoru Hiroshi, Tokuriki, Kawano, Ikeda, and others. ]
The Japan Ukiyo-e Museum Guide - A museum in Matsumoto City, in Nagano, showcasing the collection of the Sakai family over several generations.
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