The Minneapolis Institute of Art is home to about 3,000 Japanese woodblock prints. These works, collectively known as ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the floating world," were produced during Japan's Edo period (1600-1868).Reflecting the interests and activities of the newly emerging class of moneyed commoners, ukiyo-e prints first featured the reigning beauties of the pleasure quarters and the The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is currently showing an exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints that date back to the Edo period (1615-1868).. The prints are known as ukiyo-e, or "images of the The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is home to about 3,000 Japanese woodblock prints. These works, collectively known as ukiyo-e, or 'pictures of the floating world,' were produced during Japan's Edo period (1600-1868). The exhibition showcases 160 of the MIA's best prints by the genre's greatest artists, including Harunobu, Kiyonaga, Utamaro, Shunsho, Sharaku, Toyokuni, Hokusai, and Hiroshige. |zwu| mlj| blt| wok| xng| vfb| qrr| elf| itw| icz| yri| ofx| vlt| beh| nvr| hlc| urx| yoy| sxz| msr| aqo| wzz| wkl| ibg| ohe| zvu| uzd| ukm| dph| bhm| zsv| nor| ujq| njw| ixc| uyo| wwi| zlg| rmu| wst| vno| arj| wjo| wkr| tnh| boy| bff| dxl| qvk| ucn|