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
  • Eizan
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Kiyochika
  • Koun
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Suzuki, Kinsen
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimine
  • Toyohiro
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kaburagi, Kiyokata
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Suzuki, Kason
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yamanaka, Kodo

Series

  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months

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
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Iris Flowers

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Chapter 21: The Maidens (Otome)

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Chapter 35: Wakana II (Spring Shoots II)

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Chapter 23: The Warbler's First Song (Hatsune)

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Chapter 31: The Handsome Pillar (Makibashira)

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Chapter 26: Wild Carnations (Tokonatsu)

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Chapter 10: The Green Branch (Sakaki)

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Chapter 11: Falling Flowers (Hanachirusato)

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Chapter 37: The Flute (Yokobue)

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

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Chapter 53: Writing Practice (Tenarai)

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Chapter 2: Hahakigi (The Broom Tree)

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Chapter 3: The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi)

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Chapter 4: The Twilight Beauty (Yugao)

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Chapter 5: Young Murasaki (Wakamurasaki)

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Chapter 48: Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi)

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

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Chapter 38: The Bell Cricket (Suzumushi)

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Adonis Plant

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Begonia

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Chrysanthemum Garden

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Celebration of Shichigosan at Shrine

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Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

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Bundle of Hair

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