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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Artist

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Nobukazu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Insects
  • Kuchi-e
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Small (ie. Chuban)
  • Medium (ie. Oban)
  • Large (ie. Triptych)

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Cooling Off at Shijo

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A Summer Evening

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Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night: Kyumonryu

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Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night: Kyumonryu

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Kyumonryu Shishin, One of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden

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Shungiku and Chabo

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Guardian God and Rochishin

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Moon over Shi Clan Village: Kumonryu

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Moon over Shi Clan Village: Kumonryu

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Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

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Itchy: A Woman of the Kaei Era

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The Delighted Type: A Modern Geisha in the Meiji Era

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Kyumonryu Shishin

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Feeling Pain: A Prostitute in the Kansei Era

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Passion Flower and Japanese Grosbeak

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