1. Ukiyo-E By Jasmine Koss, Baylee Davies, and Holly Jones

2. Perspective A Japanese movement that took place in the 17 th through 20 th centuries. Utamaro, Hokusai,Hiroshige, and Sharaku were prominent artists of the period. Art historians have found that Ukiyo-E prints were a source of inspiration for Impressionist, Cubist, and Post- Impressionist artists

3. Examples of Ukiyo-E Art Utamaro. A beauty. Japanese Print. left: Hiroshige, "The Plum Garden in Kameido" right: Van Gogh, "Flowering Plum Tree

4. Ukiyo-E Ideals The Ukiyo-E principles of seeing beauty in everything is a traditional Japanese ideal. However, forgetting your duties in everyday life to seek these beauties was not usually encouraged.

5. Connections Ukiyo-E is linked to the urbanization that made creating art easier. Prints were often used as illustrations in books or were of the theater pieces of the day. The Ukiyo-E artists were inspired by European art of the time.

6. More Ukiyo-E Art Great Wave off Kanagawa, Hokusai. Print Hiroshige- 36 Views Of Mt Fuji - Fuji seen from Koshiga-ya, Province of Musashi

7. Artistic Pilosophies Ukiyo-E artists tried to capture the idea of an impermanent world of fleeting beauty and entertainment without the responsibility of a mundane world. Artists focused on land and seascapes, historic tales, the theater and pleasure quarters.

8. Ukiyo-E Style Artists used a light line, hyper- realistic colors, soft texture, and space is even. Ukiyo-E is a stylized version of the norm.