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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1800380

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada III

Series

  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era

Subject

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

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Ichikawa Danjuro as Sanada Yukimura

Chikanobu

Ichikawa Danjuro as Sanada Yukimura

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Onoe Kikugoro as Captain Matsuzaki

Kunichika

Onoe Kikugoro as Captain Matsuzaki

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Actors Sawamura Tossho II as Mitsushima Samon, Otani Konohei as a Police Officer (Torite) (R), Nakamura Shikan IV as Jinriki Tamigoro, Nakamura Nakazo III as Kimyo-in (C), Otani Monza as a Bad Guy, and Otani Tomoemon V as Shirataki no Yokichi

Kunichika

Actors Sawamura Tossho II as Mitsushima Samon, Otani Konohei as a Police Officer (Torite) (R), Nakamura Shikan IV as Jinriki Tamigoro, Nakamura Nakazo III as Kimyo-in (C), Otani Monza as a Bad Guy, and Otani Tomoemon V as Shirataki no Yokichi

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Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Kyuzo, Bando Kakyo, Onoe Kikugoro, Nakamura Dengoro, and Onoe Matsusuke

Kunichika

Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Kyuzo, Bando Kakyo, Onoe Kikugoro, Nakamura Dengoro, and Onoe Matsusuke

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The Ghost Sohachi

Kunichika

The Ghost Sohachi

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Raiko and the Earth Spider with Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugoro as the Earth Spider

Kunichika

Raiko and the Earth Spider with Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugoro as the Earth Spider

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Kabuki Play Modoribashi, Inoue Kikugoro V as the Demon of Mt. Atago Disguised as Sayuri

Kunichika

Kabuki Play Modoribashi, Inoue Kikugoro V as the Demon of Mt. Atago Disguised as Sayuri

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Watching a Noh Performance

Chikanobu

Watching a Noh Performance

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Watching a Theater Performance

Chikanobu

Watching a Theater Performance

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Silence in the Snow

Kunichika

Silence in the Snow

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Kabuki Play Toyama-jo Yukige no Kiyomizu

Kunichika

Kabuki Play Toyama-jo Yukige no Kiyomizu

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Scene from a Kabuki Play: Imoseyama Onna Teikin

Chikanobu

Scene from a Kabuki Play: Imoseyama Onna Teikin

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Kabuki Actors Nakamura Fukusuke, Ichikawa Danjuro and Onoe Kikugoro

Chikanobu

Kabuki Actors Nakamura Fukusuke, Ichikawa Danjuro and Onoe Kikugoro

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Kabuki Play: Onoe Kikugoro as Bonji no Kiyojiro and Iwai Matsunosuke as Omaki

Chikanobu

Kabuki Play: Onoe Kikugoro as Bonji no Kiyojiro and Iwai Matsunosuke as Omaki

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Miuraya Scene: Sukeroku and Courtesan Agemaki

Kunichika

Miuraya Scene: Sukeroku and Courtesan Agemaki

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Introducing Two Kabuki Plays at the Nakamura Theater

Kunichika

Introducing Two Kabuki Plays at the Nakamura Theater

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Ichikawa Danjuro as Kumagai Naozane and Onoe Kikugoro as Taira no Atsumori at the Ichinotani Battle

Kunichika

Ichikawa Danjuro as Kumagai Naozane and Onoe Kikugoro as Taira no Atsumori at the Ichinotani Battle

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Kabuki Actors Onoe Kikugoro, Kataoka Gado and Bando Kakyo

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Kabuki Actors Onoe Kikugoro, Kataoka Gado and Bando Kakyo

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November Kyogen at the Ichimuraza

Kunisada III

November Kyogen at the Ichimuraza

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Onoe Kikugoro and Bando Mitsugoro as Courtesans with Nakamura Juzaburo and Bando Minosuke

Kunichika

Onoe Kikugoro and Bando Mitsugoro as Courtesans with Nakamura Juzaburo and Bando Minosuke

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Kyogen: Actors Onoe Matsusuke, Nakamura Fukusuke, and Onoe Kikugoro

Kunichika

Kyogen: Actors Onoe Matsusuke, Nakamura Fukusuke, and Onoe Kikugoro

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Scene from the Kabuki Play Chujo-hime Taima Engi

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Scene from the Kabuki Play Chujo-hime Taima Engi

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Ichikawa Gonjuro and Ichikawa Danjuro at the Bath from the Play Kiwametsuki Banzui Chobei

Kunichika

Ichikawa Gonjuro and Ichikawa Danjuro at the Bath from the Play Kiwametsuki Banzui Chobei

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Kabuki Scene from the Play Oshu Adachigahara

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Kabuki Scene from the Play Oshu Adachigahara

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