Study of Japanese woodblock prints and paintings from the seventeenth through the nineteenth century in the style called "Ukiyo-e" ("images of the floating world"). For most of the course we will be concerned with prints from the Edo, or Tokugawa, period (1615-1868) in the style known as "ukiyo-e," and the culture that produced them, but in the final weeks we will also consider the continuation and adaptation of the genre in modern prints movements and related twentieth century arts. How these images displayed specific cultural values and artistic goals will be of primary concern. As much as possible, we will also look at original objects located in nearby collections. Requirements: attribution problem, reviews, presentation and final paper.