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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Price

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Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Kiyochika
  • Koun
  • Nobukazu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 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
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Sumo
  • Surimono
  • Tattoo
  • Tokaido
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 18: Wind in the Pines (Matsukaze)

Gekko

Chapter 18: Wind in the Pines (Matsukaze)

JP-211060

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Chapter 24: Butterflies (Kocho)

Gekko

Chapter 24: Butterflies (Kocho)

JP-211055

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Chapter 37: The Flute (Yokobue)

Gekko

Chapter 37: The Flute (Yokobue)

JP-211040

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Playing the Koto: Nagoya Woman of the Koka Era

Toshikata

Playing the Koto: Nagoya Woman of the Koka Era

JPR-210870

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Mount Miyaji Moon: Moronaga

Yoshitoshi

Mount Miyaji Moon: Moronaga

JP-208642

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Saga Moor Moon

Yoshitoshi

Saga Moor Moon

JP-208639

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Reflected Moonlight

Yoshitoshi

Reflected Moonlight

JP-208630

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Shizu Peak Moon: Hideyoshi

Yoshitoshi

Shizu Peak Moon: Hideyoshi

JP-208622

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Mount Ji Ming Moon: Zi Fang

Yoshitoshi

Mount Ji Ming Moon: Zi Fang

JP-208621

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Suzaku Gate Moon: Hakuga Sammi

Yoshitoshi

Suzaku Gate Moon: Hakuga Sammi

JP-208611

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Chikubushima Moon: Tsunemasa

Yoshitoshi

Chikubushima Moon: Tsunemasa

JP-208604

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The Moon and the Helm of a Boat: Taira no Kiyotsune

Yoshitoshi

The Moon and the Helm of a Boat: Taira no Kiyotsune

JP-210510

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Sarugaku Moon

Yoshitoshi

Sarugaku Moon

JP-210508

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The Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

Yoshitoshi

The Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

JP-210506

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Mount Ashigara Moon: Yoshimitsu

Yoshitoshi

Mount Ashigara Moon: Yoshimitsu

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Lady Gosechi

Yoshitoshi

Lady Gosechi

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The Moon of the Moor: Yasumasa

Yoshitoshi

The Moon of the Moor: Yasumasa

JP-210468

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Obon Festival Moon

Yoshitoshi

Obon Festival Moon

JP-210422

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A Poem by Wang Changling

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Wang Changling

JP-210418

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The Moon's Four Strings: Semimaru

Yoshitoshi

The Moon's Four Strings: Semimaru

JP-210406

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Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

Kiyochika

Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

JPR-209987

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Arai in Totomi Province: Panoramic View of the Open Sea

Yoshimori

Arai in Totomi Province: Panoramic View of the Open Sea

JPR-209984

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A Poem by Wang Changling

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Wang Changling

JPR-210153

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Koto Music

Toshikata

Koto Music

JP-92863

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