Kotowaza Ukiyo-e • Japanese Proverbs Illustrated includes short sayings ( , iinarawashi), idiomatic phrases ( , kan'yoku), and four-charter idioms ( , yojijukugo) alongside vintage Ukiyo-e and beautiful photographs. Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. The term ukiyo-e ( ) translates as "picture[s] of the floating world".

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