1. Uki Candy
Tsai

2. Intqoduction
n The Pictures of the Floating World
n A type of woodblock printing
n flourished in 19th century
n came from China in 9th century
n illustration, decoration
n symbol of Japanese Art

3. Technirue
n First step- Drawing
- drew in water ink
- made several sheets
of tracing (hanshita)

4. n Second step- Carving
- glued the hashinta
on the several blocks
of wood
- cut away the white
area

5. n Third Step- Printing
- set of woodblocks
were inked in
different colors
- some would printed
more than once

6. Famous Types
of Ukiyo-e
n Bijinga
- women who were in low caste
ex. prostitute or waitress
- most of the them have small
eyes and small lips and wore
kimono
Three Known Beauties

7. n Landscape
- showed the appreciation
towards nature
- the passion for travel
In the Hollow of a Wave off the
Coast at Kanagawa

8. n Actors
 actor prints
- inexpensive
- souvenir
- cultural icon
 theatrical prints
- climactic scene
- exaggerated pose

9. nShunga
- embraced by all castes
- almost all the well-
known ukiyo-e artists
made at least one piece
in their careers
- express the desires
- Women are flexible

10. Resouqces
nhttp://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ukiyo-
e/major.html
nhttp://www.ukiyotile.com/japanese-
woodblock/
nhttp://learningobjects_devel.wesleyan.edu/bl
ockprinting/

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