Ukiyo-e

clear contours, planar color, asymmetric framing, and Edo-period floating-world subjects

Visual traits

• clear contours
• planar color
• asymmetric framing
• and Edo-period floating-world subjects

Expected changes

• The image more clearly shows clear contours, planar color, asymmetric framing, and Edo-period floating-world subjects

Definition

Ukiyo-e is a historical visual tradition that specifies clear contours, planar color, asymmetric framing, and Edo-period floating-world subjects as one image-control axis. It does not determine subject, composition, era, or creator.

In more detail

The image is structured through clear contours, planar color, asymmetric framing, and Edo-period floating-world subjects. Adjacent material, medium, process, and finished-appearance elements remain independently combinable, and named works or brands are outside its scope.

Includes

• clear contours, planar color, asymmetric framing, and Edo-period floating-world subjects

Excludes

• A named creator, work, or brand
• Automatic choice of subject or composition

What this does not imply

• A particular subject, composition, or creator

Variability

Strength varies with accompanying medium, color, lighting, and detail directions.

Usage

• Add after the subject as an independent visual axis

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify adjacent material, medium, process, or finished appearance separately when needed

Typical uses

• People, animals, or landscapes with ukiyo-e characteristics

Possible failure modes

• The label is treated decoratively without the defining visual traits