Richard Parr of Mie Gallery returned to the Hilbert Museum with a fascinating illustrated lecture that delved into the lives and creations of several acclaimed Japanese artist-printmakers of the Ukiyo-e genre. Ukiyo-e, meaning “pictures of the floating world,” is a traditional Japanese art form that emerged during the Edo period (17th-19th centuries). It primarily refers to a genre of woodblock prints, paintings and illustrations that depicted scenes from everyday urban life, particularly in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Many of the most prominent woodblock print artists of this period included Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Toyohara Kunichika, Utagawa Hiroshige and Utagawa Kuniyoshi.