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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Yoshitoshi
Fujiwara no Yasumasa Plays the Flute by Moonlight
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Yoshitoshi
Life of Yoshitsune: The Fight on Gojo Bridge with Benkei
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Chikanobu
The Battle of Awazugahara: Tomoe Gozen and Hatakeyama Shigetada
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Chikanobu
Soga Juro Visiting His Mistress Oiso no Tora
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Chikanobu
The First Three Generations of the Tokugawa Shogunate
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Yoshitoshi
Life of Yoshitsune: The Fight on Gojo Bridge with Benkei
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Kunichika
Ushiwaka-maru and Benkei on the Gojo Bridge
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Yoshitoshi
Yoshitsune Learns Martial Arts on Mt. Kurama with a Tengu
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Yoshitoshi
Taira no Kiyomori Sees Skulls of His Victims
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Yoshitora
The Defeat of Evil Foxes in Old and New Stories
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Kunichika
Ichikawa Gonjuro and Ichikawa Danjuro at the Bath from the Play Kiwametsuki Banzui Chobei
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Yoshitoshi
Tokugawa Mikawa-no-kami Minamoto no Ieyasu
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Yoshitoshi
Fujiwara no Yasumasa Plays the Flute by Moonlight
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Kunichika
Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro as Okubo Hikozaemon on His Way to the Castle
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Yoshitoshi
Shimura Masazo Katsutoyo Captures Yamauba Alive
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Nobukazu
Hachiman Taro Yoshiie at the Battle of Go-san-nen
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