Meiji Period Prints (1868-1912)
Meiji-period woodblock prints reflect an era of change. In 1853, the arrival of Commodore Perry’s black ships brought over 250 years of Japanese isolation to an abrupt end. The following year, as Japan engaged in international trade, Yokohama-e (Yokohama pictures) captured an influx of unfamiliar peoples, places and things entering Japan through Yokohama harbor. By 1868, the Imperial line attained control of the country under Emperor Meiji, terminating the feudal rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate and dissipating the culture of the floating world. Under the emperor, national modernization progressed rapidly. From Western-style clothes and pastimes, to exciting new inventions from overseas, Japan absorbed the massive influx of the foreign and developed a distinctly Japanese modern identity. While photography and lithography gained popularity at this time, the woodblock print continued to serve as a powerful medium. Meiji period artists made sense of a transitioning world with a familiar medium.
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Harada, Kokyo
Destroyer Hayatori and Asagiri sinking Enemy Ships at Port Arthur during A Great Snowstorm at 3 a.m. on February 14, 1904
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Yoshitoshi
Fujiwara no Yasumasa Plays the Flute by Moonlight
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Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei
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Mount Yoshino Midnight Moon: Iga no Tsubone
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The Moon and the Helm of a Boat: Taira no Kiyotsune
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Echigo, Snow in Niigata: Ayame and Takane
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi Viewing Cherry Blossoms
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Kunichika
Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Matsuomaru
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Hiroshige III
Trial Balloon Launch at the Naval Department Training Ground at Tsukiji
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The Ghost of Wicked Genta Yoshihira Attacking Nanba Jiro at Nunobiki Waterfall
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Shunman
Flounder, Tilefish, And Three Crucian Carp
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Yoshitoshi
An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo
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Yoshitoshi
Received Back into Moon Palace: Bamboo Cutter
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Yoshitoshi
Strolling: An Upper Class Wife of the Meiji Era
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Yoshitoshi
The Ghost of Wicked Genta Yoshihira Attacking Nanba Jiro at Nunobiki Waterfall
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Yoshitoshi
No. 210, Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Benkei in Kanjincho
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Bairei
Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3
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Hokusai
Ehon Toshien Gogonzekku (Selected Chinese Poems in Five Syllables)
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Gekko
Greeting the Carriage of His Imperial Majesty and Commander-in-Chief
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Toshikata
Signaling the Start of the Main Tea Ceremony
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Toshikata
Host Welcomes Guests to First Half of the Tea Ceremony
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