![]() The former expression (“common people”) alludes to an emerging nouveau-riche that spent its wealth on Kabuki tickets and courtesans the latter, in reference to lavish snapshots of life in Japan’s entertainment districts. The words "ukiyo" and " e" literally mean, “the world of the common people” and “picture,” respectively. Ukiyo-e (浮世絵), commonly known as “pictures of the floating world,” are Japanese woodblock prints that have earned a coveted spot among the world’s most internationally recognized art forms. The Edo period saw the most vibrant manifestations of the extraordinary floating world of pleasure reflected not only in theatrical art forms, such as Kabuki, but also in visual art mediums like ukiyo-e. Ukiyo (“the floating world”) describes the hedonistic tastes and pleasure-seeking ambitions of the rising merchant class ( chonin) in Edo (modern day Tokyo) and Kyoto. It was so serious that even an expression was created to reflect its growing significance at the height of the Edo period (1615-1868). Pleasure was serious business in 18th century Japan. ![]()
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