Japanese Traditional Painting Art Ukiyo-e Prints Editorial Image

Ukiyo-e Japanese: ukiyo-e / うきよえ is a Japanese painting art form that was widely popular in the Edo period due to its ingenious combination with woodblock printing. The center ushered in a creative and commercial heyday, mainly depicting people`s daily life, landscapes, and drama. Ukiyo-e is often thought to refer to color-printed woodblock prints called nishiki-e in Japanese, but in fact there are also hand-painted works.