Painting the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Masterpieces from the Weston Collection

This exhibition, the first public showing of Roger Weston’s comprehensive ukiyo-e painting collection in the United States, showcases how artists of the period captured ukiyo, or the “floating world,” where people of all ranks shared in the enjoyment of the floating world’s attractions—brothels, kabuki theater, and seasonal festivities.

Learn more: https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/2823/painting-the-floating-world-ukiyo-e-masterpieces-from-the-weston-collection