Ukiyo-e in Japan
For our final blog assignment, I decided to create my art exhibit on Ukiyo-e art from Japan. Ukiyo-e is an art style that was popular from the 17 th century until the 19 th century. This art was created on woodblock prints or paintings centered around beautiful women, stories, sumo wrestling, landscapes, and nature. Japan’s desire for art increased during the Edo period (1603-1868) due to the growing economy, but only the rich could afford paintings. Ukiyo-e art was more affordable and available for most of Japan’s citizens. Unknown, Hikone Screen or Shihon Kinjichaku-shoku Fuzoku-zu 1624-1644. One of the first ever created Ukiyo-e was a painting called Hikone Screen. Hikone Screen was painted on a folding screen, known as a byōbu, during the years 1624-1644. It is unknown the exact year of its completion and its artist, but nonetheless, it was determined a National Treasure of Japan in 1955 and was named Shihon Kinjichaku-shoku Fuzoku-zu. Shihon Kinjichaku-shoku Fuzoku-zu d
