Floating World: ‘ukiyo-e’ Japanese Prints Brand / Wattle Woman Published in association with the

Published in association with the exhibition Ivan Durrant: Barrier Draw held at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

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Tracy Chevalier

Floating World: ‘ukiyo-e’ Japanese Prints Brand / Wattle Woman Published in association with theCalouste Gulbenkian amassed a remarkable collection of Japanese art. This lesser known facet of the collectors activity was explored in the exhibition Floating world: ukiyo e Japanese prints, which presented a large number of Japanese prints produced between the 17th and 19th centuries that belong entirely to the Museums collection. The exhibition focused on the concept of ukiyo, which means floating world and refers to the fleeting pleasures of