Ukiyo-e

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

Japanese 浮世絵 (うきよえ, ukiyoe), from 浮世 (うきよ, ukiyo) ‘fleeting world’ + 絵 (え, e) ‘picture’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˌu:kɪjəʊ'jeɪ/

Noun

Singular ukiyo-e

Plural ukiyo-e

1. a Japanese woodblock print or painting depicting everyday life

   • 1958: The masters of Ukiyo-e, the woodblock print, like Utamaro, immortalized its great courtesans and its famous houses of prostitution. — The Times, 2 Apr 1958, p.11 col. F
   • 2001: Starling looked past Carter, to an ukiyo-e woodcut of a Kabuki player. — Glen David Gold, Carter Beats the Devil