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  • Characteristics of Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints

    Characteristics of Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints

    The Japanese woodblock prints, also known as the Ukiyo-e period of Japanese woodblock print production, are from the 1670s to the 1900s. The name Ukiyo-e means “pictures of the floating world.” Japanese woodblock prints were produced to have a mass appeal to the Japanese audience. There are a lot of characteristics in Japanese woodblock print,…