What does the term ukiyo-e mean in Japanese art? This video answers that question using the 17th-century woodblock print “Plum Estate, Kameido” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige. The video breaks down what the term ukiyo-e means and how it applies to Japanese woodblock prints.

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0:00 Utagawa Hiroshige’s woodblock print “Plum Estate, Kameido"

0:37 What does the term ukiyo mean?