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
  • Chikanobu
  • Chikuseki
  • Gekko
  • Hoitsu
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Rinsai
  • Sadanobu
  • Sugakudo
  • Toshikata
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tanigami, Konan
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 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

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 30: Thoroughwort Flowers (Fujibakama)

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Chapter 30: Thoroughwort Flowers (Fujibakama)

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 42: The Perfumed Prince

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Chapter 42: The Perfumed Prince

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Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

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Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

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Chapter 8: Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En)

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Chapter 8: Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En)

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Adonis Plant

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Adonis Plant

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Begonia

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Begonia

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Chrysanthemum Garden

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Chrysanthemum Garden

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

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

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Cherry Blossom at Todai (Ueno)

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Cherry Blossom at Todai (Ueno)

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Sugawara no Michizane

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Sugawara no Michizane

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Yume no Ukihashi

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Yume no Ukihashi

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