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ukiyo-e

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ukiyo-e /ˌo͞okēyō ˈyā, ˌukijoʊ ˈjeɪ /
noun a school of Japanese art depicting subjects from everyday life, dominant in the 17th–19th centuries.
– ORIGIN Japanese, from ukiyo fleeting world + e picture.