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.

Filter

94 Products

Clear All

Availability

  • Available
  • Archive

Price

580090

Artist

  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Kunitoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Tadakiyo
  • Yoshifuji
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi

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
  • 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)

94 Products

Mount Yoshino Midnight Moon: Iga no Tsubone

Yoshitoshi

Mount Yoshino Midnight Moon: Iga no Tsubone

JP-208612

$4,800.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Moon of the Lonely House

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Lonely House

JP-210509

$1,600.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
A Poem by Tsunenobu

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Tsunenobu

JP-210424

$780.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo

Yoshitoshi

An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo

JP-210413

$780.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Sagami-no-kami Hojo Takatoki Warding Off a Group of Tengu

Yoshitoshi

Sagami-no-kami Hojo Takatoki Warding Off a Group of Tengu

JPR-209924

SOLD

Fujiwara no Hidesato at the Dragon King's Palace

Yoshitoshi

Fujiwara no Hidesato at the Dragon King's Palace

JP110975

SOLD

I no Hayata Killing the Nue at the Imperial Palace

Yoshitoshi

I no Hayata Killing the Nue at the Imperial Palace

JP-209003

$2,200.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Kama in Moonlight

Yoshitoshi

Kama in Moonlight

JPR-104410

SOLD

Water for the Thunder God's Bath

Yoshitoshi

Water for the Thunder God's Bath

JPR-209636

SOLD

The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

Yoshitoshi

The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

JPR-209582

$320.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
The Painter Okyo and the Ghost

Yoshitoshi

The Painter Okyo and the Ghost

JPR-209569

SOLD

The Foxfires in Nijushiko

Yoshitoshi

The Foxfires in Nijushiko

JPR-209300

$3,200.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
The Demon's Arm

Yoshitoshi

The Demon's Arm

JPR-209299

SOLD

The Ghost of Okiku at Sarayashiki

Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Okiku at Sarayashiki

JPR-209298

$3,200.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
The Lucky Tea Kettle of Morin-ji Temple

Yoshitoshi

The Lucky Tea Kettle of Morin-ji Temple

JPR-209296

SOLD

The Ghost Seigen Haunting Sakurahime

Yoshitoshi

The Ghost Seigen Haunting Sakurahime

JP-208274

$1,800.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Jigoku-Dayu in Meditation with Skeletons

Yoshitoshi

Jigoku-Dayu in Meditation with Skeletons

JPR1-25005

$1,800.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Heron Maiden

Yoshitoshi

Heron Maiden

JPR1-64774

$5,200.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Sadanobu Threatening a Demon in the Palace at Night

Yoshitoshi

Sadanobu Threatening a Demon in the Palace at Night

JPR-111466

$1,700.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Fujiwara no Hidesato Shooting the Centipede at the Dragon King's Palace

Yoshitoshi

Fujiwara no Hidesato Shooting the Centipede at the Dragon King's Palace

JPR-111494

SOLD

Kiyohime Changing into a Serpent at the Hidaka River

Yoshitoshi

Kiyohime Changing into a Serpent at the Hidaka River

JPR1-75018

$4,900.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Children Blowing up Hotei's Belly and Painting It Like Candy

Yoshitoshi

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

JPR-209640

$280.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Act Four from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Act Four from Chushingura

JPR-209595

$100.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Tenth Act from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Tenth Act from Chushingura

JPR-209594

SOLD