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CategoryUkiyo-e
SourceLibrary of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I
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An art genre from the Edo period (1600-1868) in Japan, mostly but not always in the medium of woodblock prints. The term Ukiyo-e means pictures of the floating or sorrowful world. Formats include single and multiple sheet works as well as book illustrations.
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