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

120090

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimine
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Tale of Genji
  • 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
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

Gekko

Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

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Chapter 19: Wisps of Cloud (Usugumo)

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Chapter 19: Wisps of Cloud (Usugumo)

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Chapter 42: The Perfumed Prince

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Chapter 42: The Perfumed Prince

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Chapter 2: Hahakigi (The Broom Tree)

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Chapter 2: Hahakigi (The Broom Tree)

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 16: At the Pass (Sekiya)

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Chapter 16: At the Pass (Sekiya)

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Hide and Seek

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Hide and Seek

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Celebration of Shichigosan at Shrine

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Celebration of Shichigosan at Shrine

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Kayano Wasuke Tsunenari

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Kayano Wasuke Tsunenari

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Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

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Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

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Kanzaki Yogoro Noriyasu

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Kanzaki Yogoro Noriyasu

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Taira no Sakurako at Sakura River

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Taira no Sakurako at Sakura River

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January

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January

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Hide and Seek

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Hide and Seek

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July

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July

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Full Moon Viewing

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Full Moon Viewing

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Cherry Blossom at Todai (Ueno)

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Cherry Blossom at Todai (Ueno)

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August

Gekko

August

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Fishing at Tsukudajima

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Fishing at Tsukudajima

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Calligraphy Performance at Flower Mountain

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Calligraphy Performance at Flower Mountain

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November

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November

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Cover for Ehon Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi

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Cover for Ehon Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi

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