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

  • Chikuseki
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige III
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kyosai
  • Sadanobu
  • Saigetsu
  • Seiko
  • Shinsai
  • Suzuki, Kinsen
  • Toshikata
  • Toyohiro
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Insects
  • Kuchi-e
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Surimono
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Crab and Shell

Crab and Shell

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Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

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Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

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A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container

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A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container

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Kintaro as Referee

Hokkei

Kintaro as Referee

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Cherry Blossom Viewing

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Cherry Blossom Viewing

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Panoramic View of Arashiyama from the Triple Teahouse

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Panoramic View of Arashiyama from the Triple Teahouse

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The Precincts of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

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The Precincts of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

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Flowering

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Flowering

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Noh Actors

Noh Actors

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Scene from a Noh Play

Scene from a Noh Play

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Bookpage

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Raiko Enters the Treasure Mountain

Yoshitoshi

Raiko Enters the Treasure Mountain

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Water for the Thunder God's Bath

Yoshitoshi

Water for the Thunder God's Bath

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The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

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The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

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The Painter Okyo and the Ghost

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The Painter Okyo and the Ghost

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The Husband's Beloved Red Hat, Shaking Like the Ghost of the Potato Jelly

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The Husband's Beloved Red Hat, Shaking Like the Ghost of the Potato Jelly

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

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

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Sorori Shinzaemon and Hideyoshi

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Sorori Shinzaemon and Hideyoshi

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Jo and Uba at Takasago

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Jo and Uba at Takasago

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Shiei Riding the Carp over the Sea

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Shiei Riding the Carp over the Sea

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Act Four from Chushingura

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Act Four from Chushingura

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Tenth Act from Chushingura

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Tenth Act from Chushingura

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Eleventh Act from Chushingura

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Eleventh Act from Chushingura

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Preface from Chushingura

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Preface from Chushingura

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