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
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Subject

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

Period

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

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

Hokusai

Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

JPR-211130

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A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

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An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo

Yoshitoshi

An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo

JP-210413

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Kama in Moonlight

Yoshitoshi

Kama in Moonlight

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Water for the Thunder God's Bath

Yoshitoshi

Water for the Thunder God's Bath

JPR-209636

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The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

Yoshitoshi

The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

JPR-209582

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The Painter Okyo and the Ghost

Yoshitoshi

The Painter Okyo and the Ghost

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Children Blowing up Hotei's Belly and Painting It Like Candy

Yoshitoshi

Children Blowing up Hotei's Belly and Painting It Like Candy

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Act Four from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Act Four from Chushingura

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Tenth Act from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Tenth Act from Chushingura

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Eleventh Act from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Eleventh Act from Chushingura

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Preface from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Preface from Chushingura

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Twelfth Act from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Twelfth Act from Chushingura

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Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

Yoshitoshi

Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

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Okame Laughing at the Silhouette of a Matsutake Mushroom

Yoshitoshi

Okame Laughing at the Silhouette of a Matsutake Mushroom

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Bats in the Fifth Act [of Chushingura]

Yoshitoshi

Bats in the Fifth Act [of Chushingura]

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Geisha at Shinbashi

Yoshitoshi

Geisha at Shinbashi

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The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple

Yoshitoshi

The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple

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Newsflash! Newsflash!

Kiyochika

Newsflash! Newsflash!

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Ox: Inari Shrine at Oji

Chikanobu

Ox: Inari Shrine at Oji

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Tanuki of Hiroo Plain

Yoshitoshi

Tanuki of Hiroo Plain

JP-79251

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