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

  • Bairei
  • Beisaku
  • Biho
  • Chikanobu
  • Chikuseki
  • Eizan
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Ginko
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hiroshige III
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Ikuhide
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kogyo
  • Koson
  • Koun
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada III
  • Kuniteru
  • Kunitoshi
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Rinsai
  • Sadahide
  • Sadanobu
  • Saigetsu
  • Seiko
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Shinsai
  • Sugakudo
  • Suzuki, Kinsen
  • Tadakiyo
  • Toshiaki
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimasa
  • Toshimine
  • Toyohiro
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshifuji
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Zeshin
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Kaburagi, Kiyokata
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Suzuki, Kason
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Fujikawa, Tamenobu
  • Tanigami, Konan
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yamanaka, Kodo
  • Yushin, Ayaoka

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai

Subject

  • Animals & Fish
  • Birds
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Comic
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Legends & History
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Still Life
  • Surimono
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

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

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container

Kyosai

A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container

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Kyosai's Pictures of One Hundred Demons [Complete Album]

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Kyosai's Pictures of One Hundred Demons [Complete Album]

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The Husband's Beloved Red Hat, Shaking Like the Ghost of the Potato Jelly

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The Husband's Beloved Red Hat, Shaking Like the Ghost of the Potato Jelly

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Hiding the Head but Not the Butt

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Hiding the Head but Not the Butt

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Flower on a Withered Tree, Strolling Like a Dog on the River

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Flower on a Withered Tree, Strolling Like a Dog on the River

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Oxen Prefer the Company of Oxen, Botange Shohaku, The Lovers of the Tanabata Festival, Sugawara Michizane and Kodomaru

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Oxen Prefer the Company of Oxen, Botange Shohaku, The Lovers of the Tanabata Festival, Sugawara Michizane and Kodomaru

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Even Pigeons Roost at Different Heights According to Seniority; Even Crows Show Filial Piety When the Young Feed Their Parents

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Even Pigeons Roost at Different Heights According to Seniority; Even Crows Show Filial Piety When the Young Feed Their Parents

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Flowers Sprouting from Dried Beans, Getting a Headache from Worrying about Your Neighbor's Digestion

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Flowers Sprouting from Dried Beans, Getting a Headache from Worrying about Your Neighbor's Digestion

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The Fruit of the Tree Is Known from Its Flowers, Fighting Like Dogs and Monkeys

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The Fruit of the Tree Is Known from Its Flowers, Fighting Like Dogs and Monkeys

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Hateful Things Are Feared by the World, A Crow Imitating a Cormorant

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Hateful Things Are Feared by the World, A Crow Imitating a Cormorant

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A Day Late for the Festival: No Curse from the God You Don't Touch

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A Day Late for the Festival: No Curse from the God You Don't Touch

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A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju

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A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju

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The Blessings of the Buddha are in Proportion to the Offerings, A God Lives in the Head of an Honest Person

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The Blessings of the Buddha are in Proportion to the Offerings, A God Lives in the Head of an Honest Person

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Wheels on a Slope: Many Sailors Climb a Mountain

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Wheels on a Slope: Many Sailors Climb a Mountain

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Ushiwakamaru

Toshiaki

Ushiwakamaru

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Crow on a Branch

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Crow on a Branch

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Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

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Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

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Plum Blossom

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Plum Blossom

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