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ukiyo-e
[ yoo-kee-oh-ey; Japanese oo-kee-yaw-e ]
noun
- a genre style of painting and printmaking developed in Japan from the 17th to the 19th centuries and marked by the depiction of the leisure activities of ordinary people.
ukiyo-e
/ ˌuːkiːjəʊˈjeɪ /
noun
- a school of Japanese painting depicting subjects from everyday life
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ukiyo-e1
1895–1900; < Japanese, equivalent to uki-yo transitory world ( uki float + yo world) + ( w ) e picture (perhaps < Middle Chinese; compare Chinese huà )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ukiyo-e1
Japanese: pictures of the floating world
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