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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Price

10000140

Artist

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Keinen
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Kuniteru
  • Kyosai
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Seiko
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimine
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 12 Months in Modern Times
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

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 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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Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

Yoshitoshi

Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

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Moonlight Patrol: Saito Toshimitsu

Yoshitoshi

Moonlight Patrol: Saito Toshimitsu

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Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

Yoshitoshi

Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

JP-208644

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Akashi Gidayu

Yoshitoshi

Akashi Gidayu

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The Cry of the Fox

Yoshitoshi

The Cry of the Fox

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Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

JP-208623

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Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong

Yoshitoshi

Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong

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Musashi Plain Moon

Yoshitoshi

Musashi Plain Moon

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The Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

Yoshitoshi

The Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

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Received Back into Moon Palace: Bamboo Cutter

Yoshitoshi

Received Back into Moon Palace: Bamboo Cutter

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Joganden Moon: Minamoto no Tsunemoto

Yoshitoshi

Joganden Moon: Minamoto no Tsunemoto

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The Moon of the Milky Way

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The Moon of the Milky Way

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October: Chrysanthemum Viewing

Nobukazu

October: Chrysanthemum Viewing

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The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

Yoshitoshi

The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

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The Lucky Tea Kettle of Morin-ji Temple

Yoshitoshi

The Lucky Tea Kettle of Morin-ji Temple

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Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

Yoshitoshi

Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

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

Yoshitoshi

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

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Shiei Riding the Carp over the Sea

Yoshitoshi

Shiei Riding the Carp over the Sea

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Sun Wukong Creating an Army from His Fur

Yoshitoshi

Sun Wukong Creating an Army from His Fur

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Soga Tokimune Rides Bareback at a Gallop to Oiso

Yoshitoshi

Soga Tokimune Rides Bareback at a Gallop to Oiso

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The Diving Woman of Shido Bay

Yoshitoshi

The Diving Woman of Shido Bay

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Ono no Tofu Watching a Frog

Yoshitoshi

Ono no Tofu Watching a Frog

JPR-209571

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