ukiyo-e

Japanese art genre, fl. 17th–19th c., consisting of woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties, kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes, landscapes, flora, fauna, and erotica
Thing art_genre Q185905
ukiyo-e
Kitagawa Utamaro · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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ukiyo-e

Summary

ukiyo-e is an art genre[1]. ukiyo-e ranks in the top 2% of art_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,512 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ukiyo-e is credited with the discovery of Hishikawa Moronobu[3].
  • ukiyo-e is in the country of Japan[4].
  • ukiyo-e's image is recorded as Flickr - …trialsanderrors - Utamaro, Kushi (Comb), ca. 1785.jpg[5].
  • ukiyo-e's image is recorded as Toshusai Sharaku- Otani Oniji, 1794.jpg[6].
  • ukiyo-e's image is recorded as Setsuri - (shikishiban) Squid, Bream & Bonito.jpg[7].
  • ukiyo-e's instance of is recorded as art genre[8].
  • ukiyo-e's instance of is recorded as art movement[9].
  • ukiyo is named after ukiyo-e[10].
  • ukiyo-e's GND ID is recorded as 4186686-1[11].
  • ukiyo-e's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85139330[12].
  • ukiyo-e's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119397415[13].
  • ukiyo-e's subclass of is recorded as Japanese art[14].
  • ukiyo-e's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00573979[15].
  • ukiyo-e's Commons category is recorded as Ukiyo-e[16].
  • ukiyo-e's has part is recorded as nishiki-e[17].
  • ukiyo-e's has part is recorded as nikuhitsu-ga[18].
  • +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of ukiyo-e[19].
  • ukiyo-e's end time is recorded as +1900-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • ukiyo-e's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bwbv[21].
  • ukiyo-e's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph965096[22].
  • ukiyo-e's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph121297[23].
  • ukiyo-e's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ukiyo-e[24].
  • ukiyo-e's Commons gallery is recorded as 浮世絵[25].
  • ukiyo-e's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300106769[26].
  • ukiyo-e's Library of Congress Classification is recorded as N7353.6.U35[27].

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Works and Contributions

ukiyo-e is credited with the discovery of Hishikawa Moronobu[3].

Why It Matters

ukiyo-e ranks in the top 2% of art_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,512 views/month).[2] ukiyo-e has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ukiyo-e is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

ukiyo-e has been cited as an influence by Japonisme[30], a cultural movement[31]; shin-hanga[32], an art style[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1915[35]; sōsaku-hanga[36], an art movement[37], in Empire of Japan[38], founded in 1904[39]; and Hulda Guzmán[40], a visual artist[41], b. 1984[42], of Dominican Republic[43].

FAQs

Who did ukiyo-e influence?

ukiyo-e has been cited as an influence by Japonisme[30], shin-hanga[32], sōsaku-hanga[36], and Hulda Guzmán[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Library of Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . RAMEAU. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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