Ukiyo-E:日本浮世繪風俗畫檢索庫是有John Resig創(chuàng)辦，一個風俗畫狂熱愛好者；他通過各種方式尋找了很多的類似印花品，通過電腦收集起來展示為世人。
浮世繪，也就是日本的風俗畫，版畫。它是日本江戶時代(1603～1867年間，也叫德川幕府時代)興起的一種獨特民族特色的藝術奇葩，是典型的花街柳巷藝術。主要描繪人們?nèi)粘Ｉ�、風景、和演劇。浮世繪常被認為專指彩色印刷的木版畫(日語稱為錦繪)，但事實上也有手繪的作品。
在亞洲和世界藝術中，它呈現(xiàn)出特異的色調(diào)與豐姿，歷經(jīng)三百余年，影響深及歐亞各地，十九世紀歐洲從古典主義到印象主義諸流派大師也無不受到此種畫風的啟發(fā)，因此．浮世繪具有很高的藝術價值。
浮世繪搜索提供了一個可以交流和分享的平臺，可以讓用戶上傳和下載所有的資源，只需通過上傳的圖片或者一個圖片鏈接即可存放到在線服務器上，用戶可以也獲得高清圖片打印下載。
Ukiyo-e Search provides an incredible resource: The ability to both search for Japanese woodblock prints by simply taking a picture of an existing print AND the ability to see similar prints across multiple collections of prints. Below is an example print, click to see it in action.
This site is simply demonstration of what is possible using some of the data from a few museum collections. Better data, hundreds of thousands of additional images, and better search capabilities are forthcoming. Sign-up to be notified when additional features are ready.
Ukiyo-e Search was created by John Resig, a computer programmer and avid enthusiast of Japanese woodblock prints.
In his personal research he saw a need for a tool that did not exist: some way of easily finding similar prints across multiple collections simultaneously. Additionally, some way of finding prints simply by uploading a picture of a print seemed like an especially critical tool for researchers and collectors alike.
A ton of work has gone into making this search engine as easy to use as possible, for example: Artist names have been unified into a single name across collections (even taking into account artist name changes) - even translating the Kanji names on Japanese museum sites. Also the best possible images have been found on the museum sites (which can often be a task unto itself).
This site is currently serving as a demonstration of what's possible but many improvements are still yet to be made.
