uke-e

== English == === Etymology === Transliteration of Japanese 有卦絵 (うけえ, ukee), from 有卦 (うけ, uke, “streak of luck”) (有 (う, u, “to have, possess”) + 卦 (け, ke, “divination symbol or sign”)) + 絵 (え, e, “picture”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈuːkeɪˌeɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈukeɪˌeɪ/ === Noun === uke-e (art) A kind of ukiyo-e (“Japanese painting or woodblock print showing a scene of everyday life”) depicting an auspicious subject, which was popular in Japan during the late 1800s. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === ukiyo-e on Wikipedia.Wikipedia