UKIYO-E


Meaning of UKIYO-E in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also uki·yo-ye ü-ˌkē-ō-ˈyā, -ˈā

Etymology: Japanese ukiyo-e genre picture, from ukiyo world, life + e picture

Date: 1879

: a Japanese art movement that flourished from the 17th to the 19th century and produced paintings and prints depicting the everyday life and interests of the common people ; also : the paintings and prints themselves

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.