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

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Keinen
  • Kunichika
  • Nobukazu
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshitoshi

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)

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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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Viewing Wisteria in Full Bloom

Chikanobu

Viewing Wisteria in Full Bloom

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Silence in the Snow

Kunichika

Silence in the Snow

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Guardian God and Rochishin

Yoshitoshi

Guardian God and Rochishin

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Brown-Eared Bulbul and Rangoon Creeper

Bairei

Brown-Eared Bulbul and Rangoon Creeper

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Cherry Blossoms at Night in Spring

Chikanobu

Cherry Blossoms at Night in Spring

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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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View of Shinobazu from Ueno

Chikanobu

View of Shinobazu from Ueno

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New Year's Sunrise

Yasuda, Shodo

New Year's Sunrise

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Rooster, Hen and Canola Blossoms

Keinen

Rooster, Hen and Canola Blossoms

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Chinese Milk Vetch, Violet, Dandelion, Field Horsetail and Skylark

Keinen

Chinese Milk Vetch, Violet, Dandelion, Field Horsetail and Skylark

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Cherry Blossoms Along the Banks of Sumida River

Chikanobu

Cherry Blossoms Along the Banks of Sumida River

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Music Party in the Moonlit Night

Nobukazu

Music Party in the Moonlit Night

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Catching Sweetfish in the Tama River

Chikanobu

Catching Sweetfish in the Tama River

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