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
  • Gekko
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Tadakiyo
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Fujikawa, Tamenobu
  • Tomioka, Eisen

Series

  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

Subject

  • Animals & Fish
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Kuchi-e
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Senso-e
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

Kiyochika

Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

JPR-209987

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Title Page

Toshikata

Title Page

JP-107537

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Outdoor Sketch

Toshikata

Outdoor Sketch

JP-93054

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Mother and Daughter Reading a Letter

Toshikata

Mother and Daughter Reading a Letter

JP-92856

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Bijin Viewing Plum Blossoms

Toshikata

Bijin Viewing Plum Blossoms

JP-93034

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Newspaper

Toshikata

Newspaper

JP-93050

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Tanabata Festival

Toshikata

Tanabata Festival

JP-93044

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Visiting the Temple in the New Year

Toshikata

Visiting the Temple in the New Year

JP-93032

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Oiran with Pipe and Her Kamuro

Toshikata

Oiran with Pipe and Her Kamuro

JP-92882

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Title Page: Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

Toshikata

Title Page: Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

JPR-208712

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Beauty of the Manji Era

Kiyochika

Beauty of the Manji Era

JPR-208041

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Tokyo Yanaka Tennoji ( Cemetery)

Kiyochika

Tokyo Yanaka Tennoji ( Cemetery)

JPR-77555

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Title Page

Toshikata

Title Page

JP-92517

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