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
  • Beisaku
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hokusai
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Kuniteru
  • Kyosai
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Seiko
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Essays by Gekko
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • 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

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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Chapter 25: The Fireflies (Hotaru)

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Chapter 25: The Fireflies (Hotaru)

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Chapter 10: The Green Branch (Sakaki)

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Chapter 10: The Green Branch (Sakaki)

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Chapter 14: Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi (Miotsukushi)

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Chapter 14: Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi (Miotsukushi)

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Chapter 50: The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya)

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Chapter 50: The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya)

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Kimura Okaemon Sadayuki

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Kimura Okaemon Sadayuki

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Sugino Juheiji Tsugifusa

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Sugino Juheiji Tsugifusa

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Yokogawa Kanbei Munetoshi

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Yokogawa Kanbei Munetoshi

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Full Moon Viewing

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Full Moon Viewing

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Mouse on the Mallet of Good Fortune

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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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The Rat and the Cat of Kuroishi

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Fujiwara no Tadabumi (873-947), Military Leader in Heian Period

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Fujiwara no Tadabumi (873-947), Military Leader in Heian Period

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The Nine-tailed Fox Disguised as Tamamo No Mae

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The Nine-tailed Fox Disguised as Tamamo No Mae

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November

Gekko

November

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Chapter 51: The Drifting Boat (Ukifune)

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Chapter 51: The Drifting Boat (Ukifune)

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