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
  • Beisaku
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Ginko
  • Hiroshige III
  • Ikuhide
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada III
  • Kunitoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadahide
  • Toshiaki
  • Toshihide
  • Toshimasa
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Music & Dance
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Ichikawa Danjuro as Sanada Yukimura

Chikanobu

Ichikawa Danjuro as Sanada Yukimura

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Playing the Koto

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Playing the Koto

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Creating Bonkei Tray Landscapes

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Creating Bonkei Tray Landscapes

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Watching a Noh Performance

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Watching a Noh Performance

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Watching a Theater Performance

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Watching a Theater Performance

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Shogun's Inspection of Ammunition Explosions Over Water

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Shogun's Inspection of Ammunition Explosions Over Water

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Court Ladies with a Cockatoo

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Court Ladies with a Cockatoo

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Viewing Wisteria in Full Bloom

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Viewing Wisteria in Full Bloom

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Leisure

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Leisure

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Shell Game

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Shell Game

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Preparing for a Concert

Chikanobu

Preparing for a Concert

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Poetry

Chikanobu

Poetry

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Marriage Ceremony

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Marriage Ceremony

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October: Wealthy Merchants Celebrating for God Ebisu

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October: Wealthy Merchants Celebrating for God Ebisu

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Banquet at Tokyo Peers School

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Banquet at Tokyo Peers School

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Wives of the Tokugawa Family Tree

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Wives of the Tokugawa Family Tree

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The Battle of Awazugahara: Tomoe Gozen and Hatakeyama Shigetada

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The Battle of Awazugahara: Tomoe Gozen and Hatakeyama Shigetada

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Procession at Nikko

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Procession at Nikko

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Sweet Sake on New Year's Day

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Sweet Sake on New Year's Day

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Writing

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Writing

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Setsubun: Warding Off Bad Luck

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Setsubun: Warding Off Bad Luck

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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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Scene from a Kabuki Play: Imoseyama Onna Teikin

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Scene from a Kabuki Play: Imoseyama Onna Teikin

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