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/ˈuːkeɪˌeɪ/ · noun
(art) A kind of ukiyo-e (“Japanese painting or woodblock print showing a scene of everyday life”) depicting an auspicious subject, which was popular in Japan during the late 1800s..
This print uses letters as part of the picture but is also an example of an uke-e (lucky print). […] On entering a good luck phase a person would receive gifts such as this print containing seven words beginning with the syllable fu (from fuku = happiness).
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Uke-e means (art) A kind of ukiyo-e (“Japanese painting or woodblock print showing a scene of everyday life”) depicting an auspicious subject, which was popular in Japan during the late 1800s..
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This print uses letters as part of the picture but is also an example of an uke-e (lucky print). […] On entering a good luck phase a person would receive gifts such as this print containing seven words beginning with the syllable fu (from fuku = happiness).
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