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

10000220

Artist

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Keinen
  • Kunichika
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)

Series

  • Keinen kacho gafu
  • 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

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

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Rabbit Show Exhibition List

Yoshitsuya II

Rabbit Show Exhibition List

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Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (2)

Keinen

Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (2)

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Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (1)

Keinen

Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (1)

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Sandpiper and Withered Lotus

Keinen

Sandpiper and Withered Lotus

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Hawk and Common Teal with Broomsedge

Keinen

Hawk and Common Teal with Broomsedge

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Crows and Snow-covered Pine

Keinen

Crows and Snow-covered Pine

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Mandarin Ducks and Snow-covered Plum Tree

Keinen

Mandarin Ducks and Snow-covered Plum Tree

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Onoe Kikugoro as Captain Matsuzaki

Kunichika

Onoe Kikugoro as Captain Matsuzaki

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Title Page: Children's Manners and Customs

Miyagawa, Shuntei

Title Page: Children's Manners and Customs

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Ichikawa Danjuro as Kumagai Naozane and Ichikawa Yonezo as Taira no Atsumori

Kunichika

Ichikawa Danjuro as Kumagai Naozane and Ichikawa Yonezo as Taira no Atsumori

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Kintaro Snaring a Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Snaring a Giant Carp

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Court Ladies with a Cockatoo

Chikanobu

Court Ladies with a Cockatoo

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Hachiman Taro at Gosannen Battle

Nobukazu

Hachiman Taro at Gosannen Battle

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Brown-Eared Bulbul and Rangoon Creeper

Bairei

Brown-Eared Bulbul and Rangoon Creeper

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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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Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

Yoshitoshi

Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

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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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