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Ukiyo-eDiscoverThisUniqueArtfromEdoPeriod

Literallymeaning“PicturesoftheFloatingWorld,”Ukiyo-ereferstoastyleofJapanesewoodblockprintandpaintingfromthe?Edoperiod?depictingfamoustheateractors,beautifulcourtesans,citylife,travelinromanticlandscapes,anderoticscenes.?

ThethreemainsubjectsofUkiyo-epopularpeople,beautifulpeople,andlandscapeswerethemoderndayequivalentofmovieposters,magazinespreads,andpostcards.Artistswantedtocapturethefeelingsandrawemotionsofwhattheywereseeingintheireverydaylivestopreservet