Describe the culture of Edo period Japan, especially in the capital. Why was it known as ukiyo? Discuss how the artists Katsushika Hokusai and Ando Hiroshige did or did not incorporate the style of ukiyo-e.
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In the capital of Edo, the pleasure quarter and theater district of Edo became known as ukiyo, the "floating world," a place to escape life's difficulties. Edo era woodblock prints have become known as ukiyo-e, "images of the floating world." These images portrayed the new urban playground, where townspeople and samurai went to relax. Beautiful women, famous actors, scenes set in tea houses and bath houses, scenes from folktales and ghost stories-these were some of the most popular subjects of ukiyo-e.
Masters of the woodblock print, Hokusai and Hiroshige left behind the traditional subject matter of ukiyo-e and turned their attention to a new subject, landscape.
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