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

6500500

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Shinsai
  • Tadakiyo
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Fujikawa, Tamenobu
  • Tomioka, Eisen

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes

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

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

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In the Moonlight Under the Trees a Beautiful Woman Comes

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In the Moonlight Under the Trees a Beautiful Woman Comes

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

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12 Noon: Posing for a Photograph

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12 Noon: Posing for a Photograph

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Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

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Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

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Kirishima Matsugoro

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Kirishima Matsugoro

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Feeling Chilly: Concubine of the Bunka Era

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Feeling Chilly: Concubine of the Bunka Era

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Feeling Chilly: A Concubine of the Bunka Era

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Feeling Chilly: A Concubine of the Bunka Era

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The Disagreeable Type: Young Woman of Nagoya in the Ansei Era

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The Disagreeable Type: Young Woman of Nagoya in the Ansei Era

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The Sleepy Type

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The Sleepy Type

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The Refined Type: A Court Lady During the Kyowa Era

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The Refined Type: A Court Lady During the Kyowa Era

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Itchy: A Woman of the Kaei Era

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Itchy: A Woman of the Kaei Era

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The Delighted Type: A Modern Geisha in the Meiji Era

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The Delighted Type: A Modern Geisha in the Meiji Era

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Strolling: Upper-class Wife of the Meiji Era

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Strolling: Upper-class Wife of the Meiji Era

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Looking Refined: A Court Lady of the Kyowa Era

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Looking Refined: A Court Lady of the Kyowa Era

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The Dangerous Type: A Geisha in the Meiji Era

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The Dangerous Type: A Geisha in the Meiji Era

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The Sleepy Type: A Low Class Prostitute in the Meiji Era

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The Sleepy Type: A Low Class Prostitute in the Meiji Era

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Cooling Off: A Geisha in the Fifth Year of the Meiji Era

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Cooling Off: A Geisha in the Fifth Year of the Meiji Era

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The Amused Type: A High Ranking Maid in the Bunsei Era

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The Amused Type: A High Ranking Maid in the Bunsei Era

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Overwhelmed by Smoke: Housewife of the Kyowa Era

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Overwhelmed by Smoke: Housewife of the Kyowa Era

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Feeling Pain: A Prostitute in the Kansei Era

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Feeling Pain: A Prostitute in the Kansei Era

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The Impatient Type: The Fireman's Wife of the Kaei Era

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The Impatient Type: The Fireman's Wife of the Kaei Era

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The Shy Type: A Young Girl in the Meiji Era

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The Shy Type: A Young Girl in the Meiji Era

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Akashi Gidayu

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Akashi Gidayu

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Dawn at Theater District

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Dawn at Theater District

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