HISTORYDevelopment of Ukiyo-e prints in Japan and its influence on European design. Ukiyo-e can be described as the printing movement that took place in Edo, Tokyo and therefore has two periods (edo and meiji), the term printed is translated as "the floating world" and describes the way of life social classes in Japan at that time. Before this period, the initial origin of ukiyo_had connotations with a Buddhist term meaning "a world of sorrow." and grief "this sudden change in meaning has a lot to do with the way in which the classes stopped being poverty-stricken and were able to afford and identify with the art made in this period , which emphasizes the development not only of art, but also of economics and class distinction. Here, everything was rising and ukiyo_e was no longer associated with poverty, with. sadness but to the pleasures that people of all class distinctions could enjoy. This brought a new belief and a new spirit to Japan, as the rising class were more accepting of their circumstances and made the most of it, this new spirit. found was adopted and captured in the cozy kabuki theater and yoshiwara quarters where actors and courtesans were the main characters. Eventually, other symbols of this spirit of Japan emerged and became the main source of development. of ukiyo-e .SUBJECT Style, class, creativity, prosperity, peace, the aesthetics of a beautiful and delightful life among many others have been revived in works of art. Ukiyo-e became a form of admiration of this lifestyle and therefore in one way or another built a relationship between artists and consumers. who were most often the subjects. Over time came ukiyo woodblock prints which were inspired by the Buddhist literature of China, but were initially created as a cheaper sub...... middle of paper...... back who taught himself to draw with a reed pen. Unlike Degas who was influenced by the asymmetry and composition of Japanese prints, Van Gogh was primarily influenced by the flowing brushstrokes and flat space of a painting. Japanese art, culture and tradition have influenced European artist from a wide variety of mixed media, not only in painting and printmaking, but also in posters, graphic design, woodcut and design. covered, the most influenced medium was lithography. These artists embraced Japanese art simply because it freed their minds from what was outside. there and what was possible. As seen here, ukiyo-e has expanded beyond metrics, from black and hite to color, to artists coming and going with their subject matter or simply the use of color, whether bold or subtle, ukiyo-e grew in quality and eventually quantity when it was only recognized in its "prime »”