Ukiyo-e 20, TH-3, Handbag - Hokkei, Painted ShellsUkiyo e Bag Painted Shells. Art inspires fashion Exotic style fashion. Ukiyo e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17 19 centuries. Painted Shells, Tsurezuregusa from the series Essays in Idleness The subject of this print is derived from Essays in Idleness (, Tsurezuregusa) which is a collection of essays written by the Japanese