Question

Write a long Note on ukiyo

Answer 1

Answer:

Literally, the term ukiyo means "Floating World." However, it is also a homophone (a word that is written differently but sounds the same when spoken) with the Japanese term for "Sorrowful World." In Japanese Buddhism, "sorrowful world" is shorthand for the endless cycle of rebirth, life, suffering, death, and rebirth from which Buddhists seek to escape.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Kitagawa Utomaro was born in Edo in 1753 who was widely known for his contribution on an art form called Okiyo or depicted ordinary human experiences especially the urban ones.
• It travelled to contemporary US and Europe which influenced the artists like Manet, Monet, Van Gogh.
• Publishers like Tsutaya Juzoburo confined subjects and commissioned the artists who drew theme outlines.
• Then skilled wood carvers placed the drawing on wood block and carved a printing block to reproduce the artist lines.
• The original drawing was destroyed and only the prints survived.