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

  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Kunisada
  • Kyosai
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Shinsai
  • Toyohiro
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)

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)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Small (ie. Chuban)
  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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Crab and Shell

Crab and Shell

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Kintaro as Referee

Hokkei

Kintaro as Referee

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Puppy and Butterfly

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Puppy and Butterfly

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Chapter 25: The Fireflies (Hotaru)

Gekko

Chapter 25: The Fireflies (Hotaru)

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Chapter 52: The Mayfly (Kagero)

Gekko

Chapter 52: The Mayfly (Kagero)

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Chapter 3: The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi)

Gekko

Chapter 3: The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi)

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Segawa Kikunojo V as Komurasaki (Meiji Edition)

Kunisada

Segawa Kikunojo V as Komurasaki (Meiji Edition)

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So Komei (Song Jiangming): Fire

Hokkei

So Komei (Song Jiangming): Fire

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Sake Gourd with Dish and Butterfly

Zeshin

Sake Gourd with Dish and Butterfly

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Praying Mantis and Fly

Mori, Shunkei

Praying Mantis and Fly

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The Delighted Type: A Modern Geisha in the Meiji Era

Yoshitoshi

The Delighted Type: A Modern Geisha in the Meiji Era

JPR-109536

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Catching Fireflies

Miyagawa, Shuntei

Catching Fireflies

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Fan Game

Hokkei

Fan Game

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Plum Blossom

Kyosai

Plum Blossom

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The God Ebisu and Bijin Walking in the Snow

Toyohiro

The God Ebisu and Bijin Walking in the Snow

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Chinese Woman Looking at Spider (Meiji Edition)

Gakutei

Chinese Woman Looking at Spider (Meiji Edition)

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Grasshopper and Rice

Mori, Shunkei

Grasshopper and Rice

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Kakko Drum

Shinsai

Kakko Drum

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The Mountain Woman: Yamauba

Hokkei

The Mountain Woman: Yamauba

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Kokusenya

Hokkei

Kokusenya

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Kite Flying

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Kite Flying

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Quilt and Paper Crane

Shinsai

Quilt and Paper Crane

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Grasshopper and Flowering Squash

Mori, Shunkei

Grasshopper and Flowering Squash

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Snake and Melons

Hokusai

Snake and Melons

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