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

  • Chikanobu
  • Kunichika
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadahide
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

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

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Etching
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Playing the Koto

Chikanobu

Playing the Koto

JPR-208741

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Watching a Noh Performance

Chikanobu

Watching a Noh Performance

JPR-208739

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Preparing for a Concert

Chikanobu

Preparing for a Concert

JPR-208727

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October: Wealthy Merchants Celebrating for God Ebisu

Chikanobu

October: Wealthy Merchants Celebrating for God Ebisu

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Guardian God and Rochishin

Yoshitoshi

Guardian God and Rochishin

JP-104229

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Fujiwara no Yasumasa Plays the Flute by Moonlight

Yoshitoshi

Fujiwara no Yasumasa Plays the Flute by Moonlight

JPR-208563

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Procession at Nikko

Chikanobu

Procession at Nikko

JP-110854

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Setsubun: Warding Off Bad Luck

Chikanobu

Setsubun: Warding Off Bad Luck

JPR-97284

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Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

Kyosai

Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

JP-104237

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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

JP1-51161

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Life of Nichiren

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Life of Nichiren

JP-207868

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New Year's Party

Chikanobu

New Year's Party

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New Year's Mochi Parade

Chikanobu

New Year's Mochi Parade

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Celebration of the Opening

Kunichika

Celebration of the Opening

JP-110648

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Women's Music Lesson

Nobukazu

Women's Music Lesson

JPR-97365

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Music Party in the Moonlit Night

Nobukazu

Music Party in the Moonlit Night

JPR-97349

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Foreign Merchantile Mansion in Yokohama

Sadahide

Foreign Merchantile Mansion in Yokohama

JP1-20374

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Fujiwara no Yasumasa Plays the Flute by Moonlight

Yoshitoshi

Fujiwara no Yasumasa Plays the Flute by Moonlight

JP1314

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