Epochs · Edo, Japan
Ukiyo-e
c. 1670 – 1900
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"Pictures of the floating world": woodblock prints made for the townspeople of Edo, depicting actors, courtesans, travel and landscape. Produced in large editions by teams of designer, carver and printer, they reached Europe in the 1850s and 60s and transformed Western painting.
Hallmarks
- Multi-block colour printing
- Flat colour and strong outline
- Bold, cropped compositions
- Popular subjects for an urban public
Artists here
- Katsushika Hokusai · 1760 – 1849
- Utagawa Hiroshige · 1797 – 1858
