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

  • Gekko
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kajita, Hanko

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • 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
  • Senso-e
  • 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

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Title Page: The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji

Gekko

Title Page: The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji

JP-210963

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Contents Page: One Hundred Views of the Moon

Yoshitoshi

Contents Page: One Hundred Views of the Moon

JP-210491

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A Master Text of Popular Songs, No. 4

Kunichika

A Master Text of Popular Songs, No. 4

JP-209935

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Title Page

Toshikata

Title Page

JP-107537

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Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

Gekko

Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

JPR-208681

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Origin of Sumo

Kajita, Hanko

Origin of Sumo

JP-93107

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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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Sumo Fight at Shinmei

Yoshitoshi

Sumo Fight at Shinmei

JP1-63491

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Sumo wrestler Shirafuji Genta and Kappa

Yoshitoshi

Sumo wrestler Shirafuji Genta and Kappa

JP2109

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Title Page: Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Views of the Moon

Yoshitoshi

Title Page: Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Views of the Moon

JP-110760

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Calligraphy Performance at Flower Mountain

Gekko

Calligraphy Performance at Flower Mountain

JP-92603

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Title Page: An Educational Account of Self-Made Men

Kunichika

Title Page: An Educational Account of Self-Made Men

JP-110762

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Cover for Ehon Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi

Gekko

Cover for Ehon Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi

JP-110766

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Introduction

Yoshitoshi

Introduction

JP-207990

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Tokyo Yanaka Tennoji ( Cemetery)

Kiyochika

Tokyo Yanaka Tennoji ( Cemetery)

JPR-77555

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Title Page

Toshikata

Title Page

JP-92517

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