浮世絵師(うきよえし)

うきよえし
noun
ukiyo-e artist
artoccupationhistory
1. ukiyo-e artist; woodblock print artist
A painter who designed ukiyo-e, the prints and paintings of everyday life, actors, beauties, and landscapes popular in the Edo period.
有名(ゆうめい)な浮世絵師(うきよえし)。
A famous ukiyo-e artist.
北斎(ほくさい)は江戸(えど)時代(じだい)の浮世絵師(うきよえし)だ。
Hokusai was an ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period.
浮世絵師(うきよえし)が描(か)いた下絵(したえ)をもとに、彫師(ほりし)と摺師(すりし)が版画(はんが)を仕上(しあ)げた。
Carvers and printers finished the prints from the designs drawn by the ukiyo-e artist.

Etymology

浮世絵(うきよえ) (ukiyo-e) + 師(し) (master of a craft).

Cultural note

A print was a team effort: the 浮世絵師(うきよえし) drew the design, a 彫師(ほりし) carved the blocks, a 摺師(すりし) printed them, and a publisher (版元(はんもと)) financed and sold the result. Famous names include 葛飾北斎(かつしかほくさい), 歌川広重(うたがわひろしげ), and 喜多川歌麿(きたがわうたまろ).

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Related: 画家(がか) (painter, artist)
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