2 Mar 2011

Ukiyo-e

Last month, I went to the Nagoya-Boston Museum of Fine Arts to see an exhibition about Ukiyo-e ! I found it very interesting, so I'd like to introduce it to you (^.^)

Ukiyo-e is a Japanese artistic movement from the Edo Period (1603-1868) consisting of prints (engraved on wood).

This kind of print was really appreciated by the Japanese middle classes !

It generally depicts young pretty ladies, courtesans, kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, famous places, etc.

The ukiyo-e style widely influenced the European impressionist movement.


I am sure you have already seen the work of Hokusai or Hiroshige !

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