Japanese Ukiyo-E

The Japanese are known for their Ukiyo-E Artworks. Ukiyo-E, or woodblock print is a concept drawn from early Japanese history. This particular style of art flourished in Japan from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century.

To understand the prints, and gain respect for the art, we must understand something of the Ukiyo-e, or at least those aspects of it which the print-makers were especially fond of depicting: the theatre, life in the pleasure quarters, and travel. In essence, Ukiyo-e reveals much of the rich history of Japan.

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