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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Price

180080

Artist

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokusai
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kogyo
  • Koson
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Rinsai
  • Sadanobu
  • Saigetsu
  • Seiko
  • Sugakudo
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Essays by Gekko
  • 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
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Senso-e
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Surimono
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Etching
  • Photography
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

Gekko

Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

JP-211044

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View of Miyajima

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View of Miyajima

JP-210390

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

Gekko

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

JPR3-40674

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Life of Nichiren

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Life of Nichiren

JP-207868

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Mouse on the Mallet of Good Fortune

Gekko

Mouse on the Mallet of Good Fortune

JP111601

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The Rat and the Cat of Kuroishi

Gekko

The Rat and the Cat of Kuroishi

JP110145

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Yume no Ukihashi

Gekko

Yume no Ukihashi

JPR3-40682

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Cotton Rose for Lacquer Design

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Cotton Rose for Lacquer Design

JP5353

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