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The art of the woodblock print

Having its origins in Chinese poetry and Buddhist philosophy, the word 'ukiyo-e', meaning pictures of the floating or sorrowful world, is the term used for the art of the woodblock print, a genre of printmaking which flowered in the 17th to mid-19th centuries in Edo, Japan.

More information: The History of the Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print

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* Kiyoko Murasaka, Apr 17, 2004 - 19:48

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Fascinating and Informative! (* Rachana Khan, Jul 1, 2006 - 23:56 )
Hokusai, the Japanese Bohemian (* Gina Nami Ashikaga, Jun 25, 2006 - 05:12 )
Utamaro (* Nobuko Kotoku, May 25, 2004 - 09:01 )
Nobuko and Sank (* Kiyoko Murasaka, May 21, 2004 - 20:13 )
Visions of People: The Influences of Japanese Prints—Ukiyo-e Upon Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century French Art (* Kiyoko Murasaka, May 21, 2004 - 20:00 )
Beauty with umbrella... (* Nobuko Kotoku, May 21, 2004 - 17:54 )
Hokusai (* Nobuko Kotoku, May 21, 2004 - 16:03 )
So many places to post this one.... (* Sankira Qin, May 21, 2004 - 15:08 )
Shadows, Dreams, and Substance (* Nobuko Kotoku, May 6, 2004 - 04:54 )
Utamaro Kitagawa 喜多川 歌麿 (* Kiyoko Murasaka, May 5, 2004 - 21:12 )
Speaking of expressions... (* Kiyoko Murasaka, May 5, 2004 - 20:06 )
I love Kunisada too *g* (* Taji Ashikaga, May 5, 2004 - 19:57 )
Print series and Utagawa Kunisada's seals (* Kiyoko Murasaka, May 5, 2004 - 19:48 )
Taji, I love Kunisada's work (* Kiyoko Murasaka, May 5, 2004 - 19:28 )
The Calligraphy Party - Kunisada (* Taji Ashikaga, May 5, 2004 - 15:09 )
The lovers ~ Utamaro (* Kiyoko Murasaka, May 4, 2004 - 00:06 )
Putting out the lamp ~ Kunisada (* Kiyoko Murasaka, May 3, 2004 - 04:03 )
HIROSHIGE nature prints (* Ningyo Minamoto, May 2, 2004 - 12:18 )
The Four Seasons (* Nobuko Kotoku, May 1, 2004 - 18:10 )
Royal Academy: The Dawn of the Floating World (* Kiyoko Murasaka, Apr 20, 2004 - 22:48 )


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