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

1200090

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada III
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Tadakiyo
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 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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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

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Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night: Kyumonryu

Yoshitoshi

Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night: Kyumonryu

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The Moon at High Tide

Yoshitoshi

The Moon at High Tide

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

Yoshitoshi

Theater District: Dawn Moon

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Preface from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Preface from Chushingura

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Kyumonryu Shishin, One of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden

Yoshitoshi

Kyumonryu Shishin, One of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden

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Guardian God and Rochishin

Yoshitoshi

Guardian God and Rochishin

JP-104229

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Moon on Hazy Night: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Moon on Hazy Night: Kumasaka

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Moon over Shi Clan Village: Kumonryu

Yoshitoshi

Moon over Shi Clan Village: Kumonryu

JPR-104401

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Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

Yoshitoshi

Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

JP1-46983

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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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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro as Kan'u (Chinese General)

Tadakiyo

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro as Kan'u (Chinese General)

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