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
  • Kunichika
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimine
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • 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
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Surimono
  • 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

JP-208598

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Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

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Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

JP-208623

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Received Back into Moon Palace: Bamboo Cutter

Yoshitoshi

Received Back into Moon Palace: Bamboo Cutter

JP-210500

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A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

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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

Yoshitoshi

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

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Kintaro Snaring a Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Snaring a Giant Carp

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Oniwaka and the Carp

Yoshitoshi

Oniwaka and the Carp

JPR5519

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The Fox-Woman Kuzunoha Leaving Her Child

Yoshitoshi

The Fox-Woman Kuzunoha Leaving Her Child

JPR-76959

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Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

JP1-47024

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Cloth-Beating Moon

Yoshitoshi

Cloth-Beating Moon

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Hino Kumawakamaru

Yoshitoshi

Hino Kumawakamaru

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Kite Flying

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Kite Flying

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The Story of Sakura Sogo

Yoshitoshi

The Story of Sakura Sogo

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Kuzunoha Fox Leaving Her Child

Yoshitoshi

Kuzunoha Fox Leaving Her Child

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Iris Garden

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Iris Garden

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