Main Entry: uki·yo–e

Variant(s): also uki·yo–ye \ü-ˌkē-ō-ˈyā, -ˈā\

Function: noun

Etymology: Japanese ukiyo-e genre picture, from ukiyo world, life + e picture

Date: 1879

: a Japanese art movement that flourished from the 17th to the 19th century and produced paintings and prints depicting the everyday life and interests of the common people; also : the paintings and prints themselves