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Ukiyoe The
English translation
of the Japanese
word ukiyoe is "Pictures
of the Floating
World. In the 1700s
when Tokyo was
called Edo, there
were many artists
who created woodblock
prints for theaters,
restaurants and
teahouses. Like
popular artists
of any era, they
did whatever they
could do to make
a living with their
art. If this included
doing portraits
of popular actors
or beautiful teahouse
girls so be it.
Many of these woodblock
artists did tattoo
related prints,
which had a big
influence on the
designs that were
tattooed. Below
is a ukiyoe tattoo
print by Yoshitoshi.
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