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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Price

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Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Tadakiyo
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Fujikawa, Tamenobu
  • Tomioka, Eisen

Series

  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)

Subject

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

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Title Page: The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji

Gekko

Title Page: The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji

JP-210963

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Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

Kiyochika

Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

JPR-209987

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Kataoka Gengoe Takafusa

Gekko

Kataoka Gengoe Takafusa

JPR-208698

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Mase Kyudayu Masaaki

Gekko

Mase Kyudayu Masaaki

JPR-208697

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Yata Goroemon Suketake

Gekko

Yata Goroemon Suketake

JPR-208692

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Hazama Kihei Mitsunobu

Gekko

Hazama Kihei Mitsunobu

JPR-208685

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Yokogawa Kanbei Munetoshi

Gekko

Yokogawa Kanbei Munetoshi

JPR-208684

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Onodera Koemon Hidetomi

Gekko

Onodera Koemon Hidetomi

JPR-208683

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Kayano Wasuke Tsunenari

Gekko

Kayano Wasuke Tsunenari

JPR-208682

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Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

Gekko

Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

JPR-208681

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Hazama Shinrokuro Mitsukaze

Gekko

Hazama Shinrokuro Mitsukaze

JPR-208680

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Yato (Yagashira) Emoshichi

Gekko

Yato (Yagashira) Emoshichi

JPR-208679

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Okuda Sadaemon Yukitaka

Gekko

Okuda Sadaemon Yukitaka

JPR-208678

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Kanzaki Yogoro Noriyasu

Gekko

Kanzaki Yogoro Noriyasu

JPR-208677

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Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao

Gekko

Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao

JPR-208675

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Bundle of Hair

Gekko

Bundle of Hair

JPR-209119

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Hara Soemon Mototoki

Gekko

Hara Soemon Mototoki

JPR-208690

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Katsuta Shinzaemon Taketaka

Gekko

Katsuta Shinzaemon Taketaka

JPR-208687

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Kabuki Theatre

Gekko

Kabuki Theatre

JPR3-40734

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Beauty of the Manji Era

Kiyochika

Beauty of the Manji Era

JPR-208041

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March

Gekko

March

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Calligraphy Performance at Flower Mountain

Gekko

Calligraphy Performance at Flower Mountain

JP-92603

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Cover for Ehon Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi

Gekko

Cover for Ehon Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi

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Tokyo Yanaka Tennoji ( Cemetery)

Kiyochika

Tokyo Yanaka Tennoji ( Cemetery)

JPR-77555

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