indigo ukiyo-e print
Historical term for a type of ukiyo-e print primarily using shades of indigo, sometimes with touches of vermilion or yellow. Related to 浮世絵.
See also: 浮世絵
This indigo ukiyo-e print was popular in the late Edo period.
The indigo print expresses the landscape using only shades of indigo.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical art term.
Variant with okurigana; both spellings are used.
Compound of 藍 (indigo) + 摺り (printing) + 絵 (picture). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes the technique.