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

  • Kiyochika
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Kunitoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Tadakiyo
  • Yoshifuji
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

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)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Geisha at Shinbashi

Yoshitoshi

Geisha at Shinbashi

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Tametomo's Ferocity Drives Away the Smallpox Demons

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Tametomo's Ferocity Drives Away the Smallpox Demons

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Tokyo Firefighters Climbing Ladders at the First Event of the Year

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Tokyo Firefighters Climbing Ladders at the First Event of the Year

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The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

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Kiyomori Sees Hundreds of Skulls at Fukuhara

Yoshitoshi

Kiyomori Sees Hundreds of Skulls at Fukuhara

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Fujiwara no Sanetaka's Obsession with the Sparrows

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Fujiwara no Sanetaka's Obsession with the Sparrows

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Onogawa Kisaburo

Yoshitoshi

Onogawa Kisaburo

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Gongsun Shen, the Dragon in the Clouds

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Gongsun Shen, the Dragon in the Clouds

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The Story of the Monk Ikkyu and Courtesan Jigoku-dayu

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The Story of the Monk Ikkyu and Courtesan Jigoku-dayu

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The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime

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The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime

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Shoki Capturing a Demon in a Dream

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Shoki Capturing a Demon in a Dream

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Priest Raigo of Mii TempleTransformed by Wicked Thoughts into a Rat

Yoshitoshi

Priest Raigo of Mii TempleTransformed by Wicked Thoughts into a Rat

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Tametomo's Ferocity Drives Away the Smallpox Demons

Yoshitoshi

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The Moon of the Lonely House

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The Moon of the Lonely House

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Sumiyoshi Full Moon: Lord Teika

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Sumiyoshi Full Moon: Lord Teika

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Heron Maiden

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Heron Maiden

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The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple

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The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple

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Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

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Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

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Ghosts and Goblins

Yoshifuji

Ghosts and Goblins

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Yugao Chapter from the Tale of Genji

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Yugao Chapter from the Tale of Genji

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Newsflash! Newsflash!

Kiyochika

Newsflash! Newsflash!

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Kanawa (The Iron Crown)

Kogyo

Kanawa (The Iron Crown)

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Bunbuku Chagama (Tea Kettle) of Morinji Temple

Yoshitoshi

Bunbuku Chagama (Tea Kettle) of Morinji Temple

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I no Hayata Killing Nue at the Imperial Palace

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I no Hayata Killing Nue at the Imperial Palace

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