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

10000120

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Kuniteru
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 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
  • Kuchi-e
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Poem by Kinto

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Kinto

JP-208648

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Sumiyoshi Full Moon: Lord Teika

Yoshitoshi

Sumiyoshi Full Moon: Lord Teika

JPR-211022

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Reading by Moonlight: Zi Luo

Yoshitoshi

Reading by Moonlight: Zi Luo

JPR-211020

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Low Tide: Women of the Bunka Era

Toshikata

Low Tide: Women of the Bunka Era

JPR-210869

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Lady Chiyo: Poem About a Broken Bucket

Yoshitoshi

Lady Chiyo: Poem About a Broken Bucket

JP-208653

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Gravemarker Moon

Yoshitoshi

Gravemarker Moon

JP-208652

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Poem by Uesugi Kenshin

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Uesugi Kenshin

JP-208641

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Cooling Off at Shijo

Yoshitoshi

Cooling Off at Shijo

JP-208633

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Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei

Yoshitoshi

Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei

JP-208632

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Reflected Moonlight

Yoshitoshi

Reflected Moonlight

JP-208630

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Ishiyama Moon: Lady Murasaki

Yoshitoshi

Ishiyama Moon: Lady Murasaki

JP-208627

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A Classical Poem

Yoshitoshi

A Classical Poem

JP-208615

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Moon of the Southern Sea

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Southern Sea

JP-208606

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Rising Moon over Mount Nanping

Yoshitoshi

Rising Moon over Mount Nanping

JP-208600

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Poem by Fukami Jikyu

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Fukami Jikyu

JP-208597

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The Moon of the Red Cliffs

Yoshitoshi

The Moon of the Red Cliffs

JP-210505

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

JP-210480

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Poem by Takao

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Takao

JP-210479

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Poem by Sugawara no Michizane

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Sugawara no Michizane

JP-210471

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A Poem by Abe no Nakamaro

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Abe no Nakamaro

JP-210426

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Poem by Gen'i

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Gen'i

JP-210425

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A Poem by Tsunenobu

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Tsunenobu

JP-210424

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A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

JP-210423

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A Wandering Poet

Yoshitoshi

A Wandering Poet

JP-210420

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