Les estampes japonaises / Université inter-âges de l'Ain

Japanese prints.
Géraldine GUÉRIN

The art of Japanese prints is a subtle art where, with delicacy and speed, the painter captures life, spontaneous gestures and fleeting moments. These colorful prints reveal the Japanese world, then closed to the Western world. In 1855, the Meiji era began, and the Empire of the Rising Sun opened up to Western trade and culture. Among these prints, the ukiyo-e type, born of popular art, is one of Japan's cultural references.
After understanding the engraving technique used to produce these prints, we'll enter this "floating" world, as the term "ukiyo" would translate in French.

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