what is ukiyo?and what were its main feature?
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Ukiyo-e (浮世絵), "pictures of the floating world," is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints and paintings produced between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, depicting landscapes, the theater and scenes from the entertainment districts of Japanese cities.
Ukiyo-e could be mass-produced and were intended for the urban middle class, who were generally not wealthy enough to afford an original painting. The original subject of ukiyo-e was city life—more specifically, activities and scenes from the entertainment districts. Beautiful courtesans, bulky sumo wrestlersand popular actors were portrayed, engaged in visually appealing activities. Later, landscapes also became popular. Political subjects and individuals above the lowest strata of society (courtesans, wrestlers and actors) very rarely appeared in these prints. The earliest prints were black-and-white woodblocks, sometimes hand-colored, but in the eighteenth century, Suzuki Harunobu developed the technique of polychrome printing to produce “nishiki-e.”
Ukiyo-e were often used for illustrations in picture books and guide books, but came into their own as single-sheet prints (postcards or kakemono-e), and as posters for the kabukitheater. They were widely available, and provide a fascinating glimpse into the everyday life of earlier times.
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Ukiyo-e could be mass-produced and were intended for the urban middle class, who were generally not wealthy enough to afford an original painting. The original subject of ukiyo-e was city life—more specifically, activities and scenes from the entertainment districts. Beautiful courtesans, bulky sumo wrestlersand popular actors were portrayed, engaged in visually appealing activities. Later, landscapes also became popular. Political subjects and individuals above the lowest strata of society (courtesans, wrestlers and actors) very rarely appeared in these prints. The earliest prints were black-and-white woodblocks, sometimes hand-colored, but in the eighteenth century, Suzuki Harunobu developed the technique of polychrome printing to produce “nishiki-e.”
Ukiyo-e were often used for illustrations in picture books and guide books, but came into their own as single-sheet prints (postcards or kakemono-e), and as posters for the kabukitheater. They were widely available, and provide a fascinating glimpse into the everyday life of earlier times.
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