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
  • Hiroshige
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Nobukazu
  • Sugakudo
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Tomioka, Eisen

Series

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

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

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

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Poem by Kinto

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Kinto

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Moon of Pure Snow at Asano River: The Filial Daughter Chikako

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Moon of Pure Snow at Asano River: The Filial Daughter Chikako

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Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow: Kobayashi Heihachiro

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Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow: Kobayashi Heihachiro

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Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night: Kyumonryu

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Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night: Kyumonryu

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In the Moonlight Under the Trees a Beautiful Woman Comes

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In the Moonlight Under the Trees a Beautiful Woman Comes

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Poem by Sugawara no Michizane

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Poem by Sugawara no Michizane

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Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow

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Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow

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Heron Maiden

Yoshitoshi

Heron Maiden

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Kyumonryu Shishin, One of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden

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Kyumonryu Shishin, One of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden

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Guardian God and Rochishin

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Guardian God and Rochishin

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The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime

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The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime

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Moon over Shi Clan Village: Kumonryu

Yoshitoshi

Moon over Shi Clan Village: Kumonryu

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Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

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Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

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Take no Yuki (Snow-covered Bamboo)

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Take no Yuki (Snow-covered Bamboo)

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Taira no Kiyomori Sees Skulls of His Victims

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Taira no Kiyomori Sees Skulls of His Victims

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Kyumonryu Shishin

Yoshitoshi

Kyumonryu Shishin

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Feeling Pain: A Prostitute in the Kansei Era

Yoshitoshi

Feeling Pain: A Prostitute in the Kansei Era

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A Poem by Kinto

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Kinto

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A Poem by Kinto

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Kinto

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The Parting Scene between Yoshitsune and Shizuka at Mt. Yoshino

Yoshitoshi

The Parting Scene between Yoshitsune and Shizuka at Mt. Yoshino

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Winter Moon at Asano River

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Winter Moon at Asano River

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