浮世絵-Ukiyoe

Ukiyoe is a painting style of japanese woodsblock prints and original drawings which was created in Edo pereiod and became popular among oedinary people. Ukiyoe show the themes from such as Kabuki actors, beaftiful women and landscapes. Utamaro, Hokusai and Sharaku are well known as the representative artist.
浮世絵とは江戸時代に生まれ庶民の間で親しまれた日本の木版画や肉筆画などの美術様式のことです。浮世絵は歌舞伎俳優や美人画、風景などを題材としています。歌麿や北斎や写楽などは代表的作家としてよく知られています。