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
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hokusai
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Kuniteru
  • Kyosai
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Seiko
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 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
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Court Ladies with a Cockatoo

Chikanobu

Court Ladies with a Cockatoo

JPR-208736

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Moon Viewing

Chikanobu

Moon Viewing

JPR-208724

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Musashi: Moon at Tatsumi, Lord Tsunayoshi, and Lady Osame

Chikanobu

Musashi: Moon at Tatsumi, Lord Tsunayoshi, and Lady Osame

JPR-208634

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Enshi (Yanzi)

Chikanobu

Enshi (Yanzi)

JPR-111314

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Soga Juro Visiting His Mistress Oiso no Tora

Chikanobu

Soga Juro Visiting His Mistress Oiso no Tora

JPR-97282

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Goldfish

Chikanobu

Goldfish

JPR-97119

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Koko (Huang Xiang)

Chikanobu

Koko (Huang Xiang)

JPR-111320

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

Chikanobu

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

JPR-111290

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Cherry Blossoms at Night in Spring

Chikanobu

Cherry Blossoms at Night in Spring

JPR-97181

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View of Early Summer

Chikanobu

View of Early Summer

JPR-97300

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Full Moon among the Plum Blossoms

Chikanobu

Full Moon among the Plum Blossoms

JPR-97347

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