Launching of Hot Air Balloons
A crowd is watching the ascension of hot air balloons. Ukiyo-e, "pictures of the floating world", is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or woodcuts) and paintings produced between the Tokugawa or Edo Period (1615-1868). They were mass produced and meant for mainly townsmen, who were generally not wealthy enough to afford an original painting. The original subject of ukiyo-e was city life, in particular activities and scenes from the entertainment district, featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre and pleasure quarters.
Size: 3200px × 2200px
Location: Japan
Photo credit: © unknown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: air, americans, ascension, balloons, foreigners, hot, japan, japanese, jpp, launch, print, ukiyo-, yokahoma
