Etymology

Noun

1. a Japanese woodblock print or painting depicting everyday life

   • 1958: The masters of Ukiyo-e, the woodblock print, like Utamaro, immortalized its great courtesans and its famous houses of prostitution. — The Times, 2 Apr 1958, p.11 col. F
   • 2001: Starling looked past Carter, to an ukiyo-e woodcut of a Kabuki player. — Glen David Gold, Carter Beats the Devil