What does ukiyo-e painting mean? What is the origin?

Ukiyo-e, that is, Japanese genre paintings and prints. It is an artistic wonder with unique national characteristics that rose during the Edo period in Japan (1603 ~ 1867, also known as the Tokugawa shogunate period), and it is a typical flower street and Liuxiang art. It mainly describes people's daily life, scenery and drama.

Ukiyo-e painting is often referred to as color printing woodcut (called brocade painting in Japanese), but there are actually hand-painted works. In Asian and world art, it presents a unique tone and richness. After more than 300 years, it has a far-reaching influence throughout Europe and Asia. /kloc-in the 0/9th century, European masters from classicism to impressionism were all inspired by this painting style. Therefore, ukiyo-e painting has high artistic value.

From the middle of19th century, tea was introduced to Europe from Japan. Because Japanese tea packaging paper was printed with Ukiyo-e prints, its style began to influence impressionist painters at that time.

1865, a French painter, Blake Mond, introduced the northern qi cartoon painted on the outer packaging of pottery to impressionist friends, which caused many repercussions.

Coincidentally, in music, Claude Debussy, an impressionist composer of classical music, was also inspired by surfing in Kanagawa and wrote the symphonic poem Lammer.

The artistic style of ukiyo-e painting caused a storm in European society at that time (Japan), and the style of ukiyo-e painting also inspired the Art Nouveau movement that rose at the end of 19.