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

120090

Artist

  • Gakutei
  • Hokkei
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Suzuki, Kinsen
  • Toshikata
  • Toyohiro
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • 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
  • Surimono
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Cherry Blossom Viewing

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Cherry Blossom Viewing

JPR-210298

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Preface from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Preface from Chushingura

JPR-209589

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Angel Retrieving the Hagoromo (Heavenly Cloak) at Miho)

Yoshitoshi

Angel Retrieving the Hagoromo (Heavenly Cloak) at Miho)

JPR-209579

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The Diving Woman of Shido Bay

Yoshitoshi

The Diving Woman of Shido Bay

JPR-209574

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Okame Laughing at the Silhouette of a Matsutake Mushroom

Yoshitoshi

Okame Laughing at the Silhouette of a Matsutake Mushroom

JPR-209573

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Geisha at Shinbashi

Yoshitoshi

Geisha at Shinbashi

JP-79249

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Morning after Snow

Tomioka, Eisen

Morning after Snow

JP-93171

$480.00
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Outdoor Sketch

Toshikata

Outdoor Sketch

JP-93054

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Mother and Son

Tomioka, Eisen

Mother and Son

JP-93066

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Newspaper

Toshikata

Newspaper

JP-93050

$480.00
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Segawa Kikunojo V as Komurasaki (Meiji Edition)

Kunisada

Segawa Kikunojo V as Komurasaki (Meiji Edition)

JPR-208042

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Morning After Snow

Tomioka, Eisen

Morning After Snow

JPR3-26255

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The God Ebisu and Bijin Walking in the Snow

Toyohiro

The God Ebisu and Bijin Walking in the Snow

JPR3-25327

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Chinese Woman Looking at Spider (Meiji Edition)

Gakutei

Chinese Woman Looking at Spider (Meiji Edition)

JP110760

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Summer Night

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Summer Night

JP2137

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The Mountain Woman: Yamauba

Hokkei

The Mountain Woman: Yamauba

JPR5851

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Iris Garden

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Iris Garden

JP-110704

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Komyo-kogo Washing One Thousand People

Kunichika

Komyo-kogo Washing One Thousand People

JPR1-71916

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Sea-Bathing Beauty

Terasaki, Kogyo

Sea-Bathing Beauty

JPR-99006

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Woman at Window

Suzuki, Kinsen

Woman at Window

JP-96063

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Shadow of the Beauty

Watanabe, Seitei

Shadow of the Beauty

JP2138

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Beauty in Summer Kimono

Takeuchi, Keishu

Beauty in Summer Kimono

JPR3-25896

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