These artists produced prints not because they hoped to reach a mass audience, but as a creative end in itself, and did not restrict their print media to the woodblock of traditional ukiyo-e.
Estes artistas produciron estampas non porque agardasen chegar a unha audiencia masiva, senón como fin creativo en si mesmo, e non restrinxiron os seus medios de impresión ás pranchas de madeira do ukiyo-e tradicional.