Ukiyo-e 11, RS-3, Handbag - Shinsai, Fishes and BasketsUkiyo e Bag Fishes and Baskets. 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. Sweet Fishes of the Nagara River, with Baskets and Flowers The Nagara River (Japanese: ) has its source in the city of Gujo, Gifu Prefecture (, ). In Japanese the sweetfish is named ayu (, , or ,