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
  • Eizan
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Kiyochika
  • Koun
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Suzuki, Kinsen
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimine
  • Toyohiro
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kaburagi, Kiyokata
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Suzuki, Kason
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yamanaka, Kodo

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
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

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

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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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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Lady Chiyo: Poem About a Broken Bucket

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Lady Chiyo: Poem About a Broken Bucket

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Poem by Kikaku

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Poem by Kikaku

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A Glimpse of the Moon: Kaoyo

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A Glimpse of the Moon: Kaoyo

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Poem by Hitotose

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Poem by Hitotose

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Cooling Off at Shijo

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Cooling Off at Shijo

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Reflected Moonlight

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Reflected Moonlight

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Ishiyama Moon: Lady Murasaki

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Ishiyama Moon: Lady Murasaki

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Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

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Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

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Lunacy: Unrolling Letters

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Lunacy: Unrolling Letters

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Itsukushima Moon: A Muro Courtesan

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Itsukushima Moon: A Muro Courtesan

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A Classical Poem

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A Classical Poem

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Mount Yoshino Midnight Moon: Iga no Tsubone

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Mount Yoshino Midnight Moon: Iga no Tsubone

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Yugao Chapter from Tale of Genji

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Yugao Chapter from Tale of Genji

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Moon of the Southern Sea

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Moon of the Southern Sea

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Horin Temple Moon: Yokobue

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Horin Temple Moon: Yokobue

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Moon of Pure Snow at Asano River: Chikako

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Moon of Pure Snow at Asano River: Chikako

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Cloth-beating Moon: Yugiri

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Cloth-beating Moon: Yugiri

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Poem by Takao

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Poem by Takao

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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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A Poem by Wang Changling

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A Poem by Wang Changling

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Chang-E Flees to the Moon

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Chang-E Flees to the Moon

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

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12 Noon: Posing for a Photograph

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12 Noon: Posing for a Photograph

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