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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580060

Artist

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Chikuseki
  • Gekko
  • Hoitsu
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Keinen
  • Nobukazu
  • Rinsai
  • Sugakudo
  • Toshikata
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Tanigami, Konan
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Insects
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Tattoo
  • 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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A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

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Green Back Parrot and Japanese Plum Blossoms

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Strolling: An Upper Class Wife of the Meiji Era

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Strolling: An Upper Class Wife of the Meiji Era

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Magnolia and Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

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Magnolia and Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

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Golden Pheasant and Peach Blossoms

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Golden Pheasant and Peach Blossoms

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The Spirit of the Cherry Tree

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The Spirit of the Cherry Tree

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Rooster, Hen and Canola Blossoms

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Rooster, Hen and Canola Blossoms

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Japanese Plum and Emerald Dove

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Japanese Plum and Emerald Dove

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Chinese Milk Vetch, Violet, Dandelion, Field Horsetail and Skylark

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Chinese Milk Vetch, Violet, Dandelion, Field Horsetail and Skylark

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Iris Garden

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