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
  • Gekko
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokusai
  • Keinen
  • Kogyo
  • Koson
  • Rinsai
  • Saigetsu
  • Seiko
  • Sugakudo
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Essays by Gekko
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)

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
  • Summer
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

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

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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Chapter 32: The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae)

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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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 48: Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi)

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Chapter 39: Evening Mist (Yugiri)

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Chapter 39: Evening Mist (Yugiri)

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Chapter 17: The Picture Contest (E-Awase)

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Chapter 17: The Picture Contest (E-Awase)

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Skylark and Cockscomb

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Skylark and Cockscomb

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White Sparrows and Banana Leaves

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Dove on Mulberry Branch

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White Sparrows and Banana Leaves

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Ban Bird and White Wisteria

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Chicks, Bees and Tsuwabuki

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Mouse on the Mallet of Good Fortune

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The Rat and the Cat of Kuroishi

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Shima-hiyodori and Snow-covered Pine

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Snow Viewing

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Quails and Odamaki

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