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

Series

  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Genji
  • Insects
  • Kuchi-e
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Senso-e
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Surimono
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Kintaro as Referee

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Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

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Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

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Chapter 32: The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae)

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Chapter 19: Wisps of Cloud (Usugumo)

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 42: The Perfumed Prince

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Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

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Chapter 41: The Seer (Maboroshi)

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Chapter 12: Suma

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Chapter 1: The Paulownia Pavilion (Kiritsubo)

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Chapter 52: The Mayfly (Kagero)

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Chapter 2: Hahakigi (The Broom Tree)

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Chapter 48: Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi)

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Chapter 54: The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no Ukihashi))

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Chapter 39: Evening Mist (Yugiri)

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Chapter 16: At the Pass (Sekiya)

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Chapter 17: The Picture Contest (E-Awase)

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Hide and Seek

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Celebration of Shichigosan at Shrine

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Kayano Wasuke Tsunenari

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Kanzaki Yogoro Noriyasu

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Taira no Sakurako at Sakura River

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January

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