ukiyo-e

noun

uki·yo-e ü-ˌkē-ō-ˈyā

-ˈā

variants or less commonly ukiyo-ye

: a Japanese art movement that flourished from the 17th to the 19th century and produced paintings and prints depicting the everyday life and interests of the common people

also : the paintings and prints themselves

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The next subsection jumps to quilting in the United States, followed by brief interludes on the Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo, the Native and African American sculptor Edmonia Lewis, and the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Ōi. —

Jillian Steinhauer, The New Republic, 21 Aug. 2023 On a visit to Japan, he was introduced to the ukiyo-e, or woodblock prints, of the master artist Hokusai. —

Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023