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

  • Chikanobu
  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Kunichika
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimine
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Music & Dance
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Senso-e
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Shogun's Inspection of Ammunition Explosions Over Water

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Writing

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Writing

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Noble Women at a Mountain Village

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Noble Women at a Mountain Village

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Soga Juro Visiting His Mistress Oiso no Tora

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Soga Juro Visiting His Mistress Oiso no Tora

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Osho (Wang Xiang)

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Sai Jun (Cai Shun)

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Go Mo (Wu Meng)

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Go Mo (Wu Meng)

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Goldfish

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Goldfish

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Kyoshi (Jiang Shi)

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Kyoshi (Jiang Shi)

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To Fujin (Tang Furen)

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To Fujin (Tang Furen)

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Bin Shiken (Min Ziqian)

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Bin Shiken (Min Ziqian)

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Rikuseki (Lu Ji)

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Rikuseki (Lu Ji)

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Kaku Kyo (Guo Ju)

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Ko Sankoku (Huang Tingjian)

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Ko Sankoku (Huang Tingjian)

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Two Brothers Choko and Chorei (Zhang Xiao and Zhang Li)

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Two Brothers Choko and Chorei (Zhang Xiao and Zhang Li)

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Tea Ceremony and Game of Go

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Tea Ceremony and Game of Go

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Hare: Myogisha Shrine at Kameido

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Hare: Myogisha Shrine at Kameido

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Ox: Inari Shrine at Oji

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Ox: Inari Shrine at Oji

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View of Early Summer

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View of Early Summer

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New Year's Party

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New Year's Party

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Tea Ceremony

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Tea Ceremony

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Celebration of Spring

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Celebration of Spring

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Yoko (Yang Xiang)

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Yoko (Yang Xiang)

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