This is a list of terms frequently encountered in the description of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints and paintings. For a list of print sizes see below.
The Japanese terms for vertical (portrait) and horizontal (landscape) formats for images are tate-e (立て絵) and yoko-e (横絵), respectively. Following are common Tokugawa-period print sizes. Sizes varied depending on the period, and those given are approximate; they are based on the pre-printing paper sizes, and paper was often trimmed after printing.