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浮世絵 (うきよえ, ukiyoe) Japanese meaning: ukiyo-e | Kotomora
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Ukiyo-e gained popularity among common people during the Edo period.
This museum displays ukiyo-e prints by Hokusai.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 浮うき 世よ 絵え を 描か く for someone to paint/produce an ukiyo-e print
Katsushika Hokusai produced many ukiyo-e prints.
浮うき 世よ 絵え を 収しゅう 集しゅう する to collect ukiyo-e prints
He collects ukiyo-e prints from the Edo period.
浮うき 世よ 絵え の 展てん 覧らん 会かい が 開ひら かれる for an ukiyo-e exhibition to be held
Kanji 浮 floating, float, rise to surface 世 generation, world, society 絵 picture, drawing, painting Related words 版画 is the general term for any woodblock or other print, while 浮世絵 refers specifically to the Edo-period ukiyo-e genre.
錦絵 denotes the multicolor ukiyo-e prints developed in the mid-Edo period, a more specific subtype of 浮世絵.
木版画 is the broader technical term for any woodblock print, whereas 浮世絵 names the particular Edo-era art genre made with that technique.
Counted with For thin, flat things — sheets, plates, boards, and unstructured garments like shirts.
If referring to a bound book of prints, 冊 can be used; otherwise 枚 is the natural counter for individual prints.
Etymology Formed from 浮世 “the floating world” and 絵 “picture.” 浮世 itself developed as a play on the Buddhist expression 憂き世 “sorrowful world,” recast to evoke the fleeting pleasures and fashions of urban life.
An exhibition of ukiyo-e is being held at the museum.
