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2. Ukiyo-e - Wikipedia

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   Ukiyo-e [a] (浮世絵) is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica.

3. Category:Japanese art - Wikipedia

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   There is not always a stark line. For example, installations of contemporary art may not be tangible (light art, etc.), or have performing arts elements. Industrial design, graphic design, decorative art, or any other artwork and illustrations used in publications, advertisement, merchandise, etc. may be elevated to art status under certain ...

4. The Great Wave off Kanagawa - Wikipedia

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   Plate used to print ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e is a Japanese printmaking technique which flourished in the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of subjects including female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; Japanese flora and fauna; and erotica.

5. Japanese aesthetics - Wikipedia

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   Japanese aesthetics comprise a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety). [1] These ideals, and others, underpin much of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms on what is considered tasteful or beautiful.

6. Ma (negative space) - Wikipedia

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   In modern interpretations of traditional Japanese arts and culture, ma is an artistic interpretation of an empty space, often holding as much importance as the rest of an artwork and focusing the viewer on the intention of negative space in an art piece. The concept of space as a positive entity is opposed to the absence of such a principle in ...

7. Woodblock printing in Japan - Wikipedia

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   Images in books were almost always in monochrome (black ink only), and for a time art prints were likewise monochrome or done in only two or three colors. The text or image is first drawn onto thin washi (Japanese paper), called gampi, then glued face-down onto a plank of close-grained wood, usually a block of smooth cherry. Oil could be used ...