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Mar
6

Art of Asia: Japan - Pictures of the Floating World - art video
art, japanese, edo, ukiyo-e, ukiyoe, floating
Ukiyo-e (Pictures of the Floating World) was a Japanese art form in which the tastes and activities and interests of well-to-do Japanese were depicted. This art was prevalent during the Edo Period (1615-1868).
53 Stations of the Floating World - art video
art, japanese, japan, hiroshige, ukiyo-e
53 paintings made by Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige in the 1830s depicting "stations" between Tokyo and Kyoto. These "stations" were apparently roughly equivalent to "bed and breakfast" inns.