Ukiyo-e Icons

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Ukiyo-e (pronounced oo-kee-oh-ay) was a popular form of printed art in Japan during the Edo period, inexpensive and usually depicting scenes from everyday life. Ukiyo translates as "the floating world" - an ironic wordplay on the Buddhist name for the earthly plane, "the sorrowful world". Ukiyo was the name given to the lifestyle in Japan's urban centers of this period - the fashions, the entertainments, and the pleasures of the flesh. Ukiyo-e is the art documenting this era. from artcylopedia.net.


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#11 won second place at iconartistic. A huge thank you to colorfilter who makes the most gorgeous textures. Without them, my icons would suck. ;) Enjoy them!