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

10000100

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige
  • Kiyochika
  • Kuniteru
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Fujikawa, Tamenobu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 12 Months in Modern Times
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • 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

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Photography
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 14: Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi (Miotsukushi)

Gekko

Chapter 14: Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi (Miotsukushi)

JP-211045

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Low Tide: Women of the Bunka Era

Toshikata

Low Tide: Women of the Bunka Era

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Cooling Off at Shijo

Yoshitoshi

Cooling Off at Shijo

JP-208633

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Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei

Yoshitoshi

Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei

JP-208632

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Reflected Moonlight

Yoshitoshi

Reflected Moonlight

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Moon of the Southern Sea

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Southern Sea

JP-208606

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Rising Moon over Mount Nanping

Yoshitoshi

Rising Moon over Mount Nanping

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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

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Picture of Captain Osawa and Six Others, the Seven-man Suicide Squad from the Warship Yaeyama, Pushing Forward in Rongcheng Bay

Gekko

Picture of Captain Osawa and Six Others, the Seven-man Suicide Squad from the Warship Yaeyama, Pushing Forward in Rongcheng Bay

JPR-210348

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Panoramic View of Arashiyama from the Triple Teahouse

Sadanobu

Panoramic View of Arashiyama from the Triple Teahouse

JPR-210291

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April: Gathering Shellfish

Nobukazu

April: Gathering Shellfish

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The Naval Battle and Capture of Haiyang Island

Gekko

The Naval Battle and Capture of Haiyang Island

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Uraga in Sagami Province

Hiroshige

Uraga in Sagami Province

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Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

Yoshitoshi

Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

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The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

JPR-111500

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December

Gekko

December

JPR-111234

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Sugawara Michizane in Exile

Kiyochika

Sugawara Michizane in Exile

JPR-208437

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Tea House at Imadobashi in Moonlight

Kiyochika

Tea House at Imadobashi in Moonlight

JP-109405

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Beauty of the Manji Era

Kiyochika

Beauty of the Manji Era

JPR-208041

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Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

Yoshitoshi

Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

JP-207870

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Torpedo Fireworks at Nakasu on Sumida River

Kiyochika

Torpedo Fireworks at Nakasu on Sumida River

JP-111894

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Otaru Zenibako Fish

Kuniteru

Otaru Zenibako Fish

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Hojo Tokimasa Praying to the Sea Goddess

Yoshitoshi

Hojo Tokimasa Praying to the Sea Goddess

JPR5123

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Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei

Yoshitoshi

Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei

JP1-47037

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