Japanese Woodblock Print Search - Ukiyo-e Search
WEBUkiyo-e Search provides an incredible resource: The ability to both search for Japanese woodblock prints by simply taking a picture of an existing print AND the ability to see similar prints across multiple collections of prints. Below is an example print, click to see it in action.
Ukiyo-e - Wikipedia
WEBUkiyo-e[a] 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.
Ukiyo-e | Woodblock Printing, Edo Period & Japanese Prints
WEBukiyo-e, one of the most important genres of art of the Tokugawa period (1603–1867) in Japan. The style is a mixture of the realistic narrative of the emaki (“picture scrolls”) produced in the Kamakura period and the mature decorative style of the Momoyama and Tokugawa periods.
Woodblock Prints in the Ukiyo-e Style | Essay | The Metropolitan …
WEBWoodblock prints of the Edo period most frequently depicted the seductive courtesans and exciting Kabuki actors (JP2822) of the urban pleasure districts. With time, their subject matter expanded to include famous romantic vistas and eventually, in the final years of the nineteenth century, dramatic historical events.
The Ten Most Important Ukiyo-e Art Prints of All Time
WEBJan 30, 2022 · The most famous Ukiyo-e of all time falls into five main categories of woodblock art prints: beautiful women, landscapes, warriors/heroes, kabuki actors, and shunga (illegal, sexually explicit art). Spanning from the 17th to the 19th centuries, here are the ten most important Ukiyo-e prints of all time. 1.
Ukiyo-e Japanese Prints: The History of Japanese Woodblock Prints
WEBAug 1, 2019 · Along with paintings, prints produced from the 17th century through the 19th century captured the spirit of ukiyo-e, a genre that presented “pictures of the floating world” to the public. Here, we explore these Japanese woodblock prints, paying particular attention to their fascinating history, age-old techniques, recognizable style, and ...
Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) - V&A
WEBProduced in their many thousands and hugely popular during the Edo period (1615 – 1868), these colourful woodblock prints, known as ukiyo-e, depicted scenes from everyday Japan. Ukiyo-e literally means 'pictures of the floating world'.
Ukiyo-e: Masters of Woodblock Prints in Japanese Art
WEBNov 25, 2020 · Started mainly with painting and black and white monochrome prints, full-color nishiki-e woodblock prints quickly become the norm and most widely used medium for ukiyo-e works, assuring both the visual impact and the large production needed for pieces designed to cater to the masses.
The Ukiyo-e Artists You Need To Know - Google Arts & Culture
WEBUkiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art that became popular in the 17th century through to the 19th century. The word roughly translates as “pictures of the floating world” and artists belonging to...
The Floating World of Ukiyo-E - Library of Congress
WEBThe Library's collection numbering approximately 2000 woodblock prints and 400 block-printed ehon, attests to the unrivaled craftsmanship, technical excellence, and spectacular results that Ukiyo-e artists were able to achieve in woodblock printing.
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