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
  • Hokusai
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Kuniteru
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Seiko
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • 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
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

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Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

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Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

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Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

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Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

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Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

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Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

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Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

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Moonlight Patrol: Saito Toshimitsu

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Moonlight Patrol: Saito Toshimitsu

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Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

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Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

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Akashi Gidayu

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Akashi Gidayu

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The Cry of the Fox

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The Cry of the Fox

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The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

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The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

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Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong

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Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong

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Musashi Plain Moon

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Musashi Plain Moon

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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Moon of the Southern Sea

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Moon of the Southern Sea

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Moon of Enlightenment

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Moon of Enlightenment

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The Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

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The Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

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Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites: Festival on a Hill

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Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites: Festival on a Hill

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Obon Festival Moon

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Obon Festival Moon

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Joganden Moon: Minamoto no Tsunemoto

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Joganden Moon: Minamoto no Tsunemoto

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The Moon of the Milky Way

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The Moon of the Milky Way

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Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

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Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

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The Lucky Tea Kettle of Morin-ji Temple

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The Lucky Tea Kettle of Morin-ji Temple

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Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

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Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

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Shiei Riding the Carp over the Sea

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Shiei Riding the Carp over the Sea

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Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

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Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

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