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

  • Kunichika
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Sugakudo
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Insects
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Nature
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Spring
  • Sumo
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Yomogiu: Otakutaro Mitsukuni Encounters Hobgoblins

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Yomogiu: Otakutaro Mitsukuni Encounters Hobgoblins

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Hiding the Head but Not the Butt

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Hiding the Head but Not the Butt

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Wheels on a Slope: Many Sailors Climb a Mountain

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Wheels on a Slope: Many Sailors Climb a Mountain

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Silence in the Snow

Kunichika

Silence in the Snow

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Hachiman Taro at Gosannen Battle

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Hachiman Taro at Gosannen Battle

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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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Kirishima Matsugoro

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Kirishima Matsugoro

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Kazamado Hanji

Yoshitoshi

Kazamado Hanji

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Chicks, Bees and Tsuwabuki

Sugakudo

Chicks, Bees and Tsuwabuki

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Sumo wrestler Shirafuji Genta and Kappa

Yoshitoshi

Sumo wrestler Shirafuji Genta and Kappa

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The Defeat of Evil Foxes in Old and New Stories

Yoshitora

The Defeat of Evil Foxes in Old and New Stories

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Shimura Masazo Katsutoyo Captures Yamauba Alive

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Shimura Masazo Katsutoyo Captures Yamauba Alive

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