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
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige III
  • Nobukazu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimine
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yushin, Ayaoka

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)

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

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Young Girl Carrying a Tea Tray

Toshikata

Young Girl Carrying a Tea Tray

JP-93052

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Kusudama

Toshikata

Kusudama

JP-93030

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Guests Return Home

Toshikata

Guests Return Home

JPR-208721

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The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

JPR-111500

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Taking Down a Blind

Toshikata

Taking Down a Blind

JPR-208720

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Invitation to the Latter Part of the Tea Gathering

Toshikata

Invitation to the Latter Part of the Tea Gathering

JPR-208719

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Charcoal Setting

Toshikata

Charcoal Setting

JPR-208718

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The Menu

Toshikata

The Menu

JPR-208717

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The Hostess Greets Her Guests

Toshikata

The Hostess Greets Her Guests

JPR-208716

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Entering a Tea Room

Toshikata

Entering a Tea Room

JPR-208715

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Title Page: Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

Toshikata

Title Page: Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

JPR-208712

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Tie-dying in Arimatsu, Owari Province

Hiroshige III

Tie-dying in Arimatsu, Owari Province

JPR-208639

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Under a Maple Tree

Gekko

Under a Maple Tree

JPR-208637

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Spirits of the Pine

Gekko

Spirits of the Pine

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Sugoroku Backgammon

Chikanobu

Sugoroku Backgammon

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The Good Woman's Spirit Praying in the Waterfall

Yoshitoshi

The Good Woman's Spirit Praying in the Waterfall

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February: Inari Shrine Festival

Nobukazu

February: Inari Shrine Festival

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Calligraphy Performance at Flower Mountain

Gekko

Calligraphy Performance at Flower Mountain

JP-92603

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Urami Waterfalls

Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)

Urami Waterfalls

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Waterfall Spray

Mishima, Shoso

Waterfall Spray

JP1-71922

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Kegon Waterfall

Yushin, Ayaoka

Kegon Waterfall

JP5954

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