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.
246 Products
Hokusai
One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei), Volume III
JPR-211135
Shimizu, Seifu
Unai no Tomo (A Child's Friends), Volume 2
JPR-211117
Unsigned / Unknown Artist
Encyclopedia of Tea Ceremony, Volume II: Incense
JPR-211109
Bairei
Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV
JPR-211101
Hokusai
Ehon Toshien Gogonzekku (Selected Chinese Poems in Five Syllables)
JPR-211092
Unsigned / Unknown Artist
Kimono Embroidery Design Sketchbook
JP-208794
Gekko
General Odera Attacking the Hundred Foot Cliff with All His Might
JPR-210350
Hiroshige III
Trial Balloon Launch at the Naval Department Training Ground at Tsukiji
JPR-210896
Yoshitoshi
Contents Page: One Hundred Views of the Moon
JP-210491
Gekko
Greeting the Carriage of His Imperial Majesty and Commander-in-Chief
JPR-210362
Gekko
Popular Viewing of the Captured Chinese Warship Chenyuen
JPR-210355
Gekko
Illustration of the Hard Fight at Fenghuangcheng
JPR-210352
Gekko
Colonel Sato Charges at the Enemy Using the Regimental Flag as a Crutch in the Fierce Battle of Newchang
JPR-210351