noun
suggestive ukiyo-e print; erotic woodblock print
Historical term for ukiyo-e prints with suggestive or indecent content, often produced in the Edo period. Related to 浮世絵.
See also: 浮世絵
江戸時代には、あぶな絵と呼ばれる浮世絵が庶民の間で人気だった。
In the Edo period, ukiyo-e prints called abuna-e were popular among the common people.
浮世絵 is the broader category of ukiyo-e woodblock prints; あぶな絵 specifically refers to those with erotic or suggestive themes.
Compound of あぶな (from 危ない, 'dangerous, risqué') and 絵 ('picture'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term arose in the Edo period to describe prints that pushed social boundaries.