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

  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige II
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Sugakudo
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes
  • Keinen kacho gafu
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi

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)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju

Kyosai

A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju

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The Blessings of the Buddha are in Proportion to the Offerings, A God Lives in the Head of an Honest Person

Kyosai

The Blessings of the Buddha are in Proportion to the Offerings, A God Lives in the Head of an Honest Person

JP-208814

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Wheels on a Slope: Many Sailors Climb a Mountain

Kyosai

Wheels on a Slope: Many Sailors Climb a Mountain

JP-208813

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Silence in the Snow

Kunichika

Silence in the Snow

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Hachiman Taro at Gosannen Battle

Nobukazu

Hachiman Taro at Gosannen Battle

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Onogawa Kisaburo

Yoshitoshi

Onogawa Kisaburo

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Gongsun Shen, the Dragon in the Clouds

Yoshitoshi

Gongsun Shen, the Dragon in the Clouds

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Kirishima Matsugoro

Yoshitoshi

Kirishima Matsugoro

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Kazamado Hanji

Yoshitoshi

Kazamado Hanji

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Moon on Hazy Night: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Moon on Hazy Night: Kumasaka

JP2111

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Dove on Mulberry Branch

Sugakudo

Dove on Mulberry Branch

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White Sparrows and Banana Leaves

Sugakudo

White Sparrows and Banana Leaves

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Ban Bird and White Wisteria

Sugakudo

Ban Bird and White Wisteria

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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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Shima-hiyodori and Snow-covered Pine

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Shima-hiyodori and Snow-covered Pine

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Sudden Shower over Ohashi Bridge

Hiroshige

Sudden Shower over Ohashi Bridge

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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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Hihi Coming Down from Mountain to Collect His Meal

Yoshitoshi

Hihi Coming Down from Mountain to Collect His Meal

JP-107311

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Yamato Takeruno Mikoto in Kazusa and Yatsuhashi in Shimosa

Kuniyoshi

Yamato Takeruno Mikoto in Kazusa and Yatsuhashi in Shimosa

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Quails and Odamaki

Sugakudo

Quails and Odamaki

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Shimura Masazo Katsutoyo Captures Yamauba Alive

Yoshitoshi

Shimura Masazo Katsutoyo Captures Yamauba Alive

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Sakurada Gate

Hiroshige II

Sakurada Gate

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Tokyo Yanaka Tennoji ( Cemetery)

Kiyochika

Tokyo Yanaka Tennoji ( Cemetery)

JPR-77555

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