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
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hiroshige III
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yushin, Ayaoka

Series

  • Flowers of Japan
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months

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 40: The Law (Minori)

Gekko

Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

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Chapter 50: The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya)

Gekko

Chapter 50: The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya)

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Ariake Restaurant at Imado

Kiyochika

Ariake Restaurant at Imado

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

Gekko

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

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December

Gekko

December

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Cherry Blossom at Todai (Ueno)

Gekko

Cherry Blossom at Todai (Ueno)

JP-208181

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Torpedo Fireworks at Nakasu on Sumida River

Kiyochika

Torpedo Fireworks at Nakasu on Sumida River

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Heavy Snow at Ueno Toshogu Shrine

Kiyochika

Heavy Snow at Ueno Toshogu Shrine

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Cherry Blossoms at Sumida

Gekko

Cherry Blossoms at Sumida

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Winter Battle in Osaka (Sanada Yukimura Hides in Reeds)

Gekko

Winter Battle in Osaka (Sanada Yukimura Hides in Reeds)

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Sugawara no Michizane

Kiyochika

Sugawara no Michizane

JPR1-70657

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Yume no Ukihashi

Gekko

Yume no Ukihashi

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