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
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kyosai
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimine
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 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
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

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Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

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The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

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The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

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Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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Moon of the Southern Sea

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Moon of the Southern Sea

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Moon of Enlightenment

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Enlightenment

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Received Back into Moon Palace: Bamboo Cutter

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Received Back into Moon Palace: Bamboo Cutter

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Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites: Festival on a Hill

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Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites: Festival on a Hill

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Obon Festival Moon

Yoshitoshi

Obon Festival Moon

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Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

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Title Page: Children's Manners and Customs

Miyagawa, Shuntei

Title Page: Children's Manners and Customs

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The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

Yoshitoshi

The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

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Children Blowing up Hotei's Belly and Painting It Like Candy

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Children Blowing up Hotei's Belly and Painting It Like Candy

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Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

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Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

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Daruma of Enlightenment

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Daruma of Enlightenment

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Kintaro Snaring a Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Snaring a Giant Carp

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

Yoshitoshi

Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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Guardian God and Rochishin

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Guardian God and Rochishin

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Number Game

Miyagawa, Shuntei

Number Game

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Oniwaka and the Carp

Yoshitoshi

Oniwaka and the Carp

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

Yoshitoshi

Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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Catching Fireflies

Miyagawa, Shuntei

Catching Fireflies

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The Fox-Woman Kuzunoha Leaving Her Child

Yoshitoshi

The Fox-Woman Kuzunoha Leaving Her Child

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