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Ukiyo-e Prints of Japan. Ukiyo-e:. “uki” = floating “yo” = world “e” = picture(s) Ukiyo-e literally means "pictures of the floating world”. Early Pictures of Ukiyo-e 1670. Early “Brocade” Prints 1764 - 1779. Harunobu. Golden Age 1781 - 1789. Utamaro. Shigemasa. Sharaku. Hokusai.
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Ukiyo-e: “uki” = floating “yo” = world “e” = picture(s) Ukiyo-e literally means "pictures of the floating world”