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

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Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Kunichika
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 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
  • Kuchi-e
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Senso-e
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • 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

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

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Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Captures the Giant Carp

JPR-209581

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Kintaro as Referee

Hokkei

Kintaro as Referee

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Unai no Tomo (A Child's Friends), Volume 2

Shimizu, Seifu

Unai no Tomo (A Child's Friends), Volume 2

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Title Page: Children's Manners and Customs

Miyagawa, Shuntei

Title Page: Children's Manners and Customs

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Noh Actors

Noh Actors

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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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Mother and Son

Tomioka, Eisen

Mother and Son

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Sake Gourd with Dish and Butterfly

Zeshin

Sake Gourd with Dish and Butterfly

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Writing

Chikanobu

Writing

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Noble Women at a Mountain Village

Chikanobu

Noble Women at a Mountain Village

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Soga Juro Visiting His Mistress Oiso no Tora

Chikanobu

Soga Juro Visiting His Mistress Oiso no Tora

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Cherry Blossom at Todai (Ueno)

Gekko

Cherry Blossom at Todai (Ueno)

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Tea Ceremony and Game of Go

Chikanobu

Tea Ceremony and Game of Go

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Azuma Genji: Baby's First Shrine Visit

Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)

Azuma Genji: Baby's First Shrine Visit

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New Year's Sunrise

Yasuda, Shodo

New Year's Sunrise

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Gathering Wildflowers in the Forest

Miyagawa, Shuntei

Gathering Wildflowers in the Forest

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Celebration

Kunichika

Celebration

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View of Early Summer

Chikanobu

View of Early Summer

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New Year's Party

Chikanobu

New Year's Party

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Tea Ceremony

Chikanobu

Tea Ceremony

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The Story of Sakura Sogo

Yoshitoshi

The Story of Sakura Sogo

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Iris Garden

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Iris Garden

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