Asian Art

Asian Art

A wikizine dedicated to Asian art is all of its forms. Paintings, sculptures, textiles. Share pictures of your favorite Asian art or discuss artists and upcoming art exhibits.

Ukiyo-e Japanese Prints updated Fri Feb 13 2009 8:48 pm CST

Ukiyo-E, also known as pictures of the floating world and wood block paintings, is a form of Japanese art with a rich history. It comes form a time when the political and military power was controlled by the shoguns and Japan had a very isolationist world view.
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