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

  • Bairei
  • Gekko
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokusai
  • Keinen
  • Kogyo
  • Koson
  • Rinsai
  • Saigetsu
  • Seiko
  • Sugakudo
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Keinen kacho gafu
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi

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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Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3

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Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3

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Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu) [Complete Set]

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Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu) [Complete Set]

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Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV

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Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV

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Nuthatch and Loquat

Keinen

Nuthatch and Loquat

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Streaked Fantail Warbler and Mandarin Orange

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Streaked Fantail Warbler and Mandarin Orange

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Night Heron and Withering Willow

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Night Heron and Withering Willow

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Little Grebe and Manchurian Wild Rice

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Little Grebe and Manchurian Wild Rice

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Dusky Thrush and Radish

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Dusky Thrush and Radish

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Kingfisher and Wax Tree

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Kingfisher and Wax Tree

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Black Kite and Withered Tree

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Black Kite and Withered Tree

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Crested Myna and Kaya

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Crested Myna and Kaya

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Japanese Paradise Flycatcher and Red Pine

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Japanese Paradise Flycatcher and Red Pine

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Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (2)

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Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (2)

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Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (1)

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Mallards and Snow-covered Reeds (1)

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Sandpiper and Withered Lotus

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Sandpiper and Withered Lotus

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Hawk and Common Teal with Broomsedge

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Hawk and Common Teal with Broomsedge

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Crows and Snow-covered Pine

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Crows and Snow-covered Pine

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Eastern Reed Warbler with Reeds and Madagascar Periwinkle

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Eastern Reed Warbler with Reeds and Madagascar Periwinkle

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Bunting and Leopard Plant

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Bunting and Leopard Plant

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Dusky Thrush and Cherry Tree

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Dusky Thrush and Cherry Tree

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Red Crossbills and Euonymus

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Red Crossbills and Euonymus

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Eastern Turtle Dove and Japanese Cedar

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Eastern Turtle Dove and Japanese Cedar

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Warbler and Tea Camellia

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Warbler and Tea Camellia

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Skylark and Cockscomb

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Skylark and Cockscomb

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