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(Ukiyo-e)

Ukiyo-e

(Ukiyo-e is a colorful genre painting that developed in the Edo period.)

Ukiyo-e is a colorful genre painting that developed in the Edo period.

(The subjects of Ukiyo-e are beautiful women, actors, and landscape paintings.)

The subjects of Ukiyo-e are beautiful women, actors, and landscape paintings.

(There are two forms of Ukiyo-e: hand-painted paintings and woodblock prints.)

There are two forms of Ukiyo-e: hand-painted paintings and woodblock prints.

(Hishikawa Moronobu's "Mikaeri Bijin-zu")

Hishikawa Moronobu's "Mikaeri Bijin-zu"

(and Katsushika Hokusai's "Kato Kiyomasa-zu" are famous as hand-drawn paintings.)

and Katsushika Hokusai's "Kato Kiyomasa-zu" are famous as hand-drawn paintings.

(However, hand-painted paintings were very expensive, and ordinary people could not afford to buy them.)

However, hand-painted paintings were very expensive, and ordinary people could not afford to buy them.

(A woodblock print is an Ukiyo-e print that is made by engraving a picture)

A woodblock print is an Ukiyo-e print that is made by engraving a picture

(drawn by an artist and printing it on a woodblock.)

drawn by an artist and printing it on a woodblock.

(Since one woodblock print can print hundreds of copies of the same picture,)

Since one woodblock print can print hundreds of copies of the same picture,

(Ukiyo-e became available to ordinary people at a low price and spread explosively.)

Ukiyo-e became available to ordinary people at a low price and spread explosively.

(Ukiyo-e also spread overseas and had a great influence)

Ukiyo-e also spread overseas and had a great influence

(Western painters such as the Impressionists in Paris.)

Western painters such as the Impressionists in Paris.

(Famous Ukiyo-e artists include Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige,)

Famous Ukiyo-e artists include Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige,

(Kitagawa Utamaro, Hishikawa Moronobu, and Toshusai Sharaku.)

Kitagawa Utamaro, Hishikawa Moronobu, and Toshusai Sharaku.

(Katsushika Hokusai's painting of Mt. Fuji is especially famous, and will be used on the 1,000 yen bill)

Katsushika Hokusai's painting of Mt. Fuji is especially famous, and will be used on the 1,000 yen bill

(from 2024, and the print was sold at auction in 2023 for $2.76 million.)

from 2024, and the print was sold at auction in 2023 for $2.76 million.

(Ukiyo-e can be seen in various museums, and there are places where you can experience printing Ukiyo-e.)

Ukiyo-e can be seen in various museums, and there are places where you can experience printing Ukiyo-e.

(You can also buy Ukiyo-e postcards and T-shirts as souvenirs.)

You can also buy Ukiyo-e postcards and T-shirts as souvenirs.

(Please enjoy Ukiyo-e.)

Please enjoy Ukiyo-e.