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- Dictionaryukiyo-e/ˌuːkɪjəʊˈ(j)eɪ/
noun
- 1. a school of Japanese art depicting subjects from everyday life, dominant in the 17th–19th centuries.
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Japanese art genre, fl. 17th–19th c., consisting of woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties, kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes, landscapes, flora, fauna, and erotica
Ukiyo-e 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. The term ukiyo-e (浮世絵 ) translates as 'picture[s] of the floating world'. Wikipedia