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

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Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunitoshi
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kaburagi, Kiyokata
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • 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

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

33 Products

First Laugh: Girl with Puppy

Takeuchi, Keishu

First Laugh: Girl with Puppy

JPR-211225

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Girl with Cat Chasing Maple Leaves

Takeuchi, Keishu

Girl with Cat Chasing Maple Leaves

JPR-211217

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Puppy and Butterfly

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Puppy and Butterfly

JP-93027

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Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

Hokusai

Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

JPR-211130

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Chapter 35: Wakana II (Spring Shoots II)

Gekko

Chapter 35: Wakana II (Spring Shoots II)

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An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo

Yoshitoshi

An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo

JP-210413

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Late Winter: Merchant's Wife

Yukawa, Shodo

Late Winter: Merchant's Wife

JP1-68292

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Kama in Moonlight

Yoshitoshi

Kama in Moonlight

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Water for the Thunder God's Bath

Yoshitoshi

Water for the Thunder God's Bath

JPR-209636

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The Painter Okyo and the Ghost

Yoshitoshi

The Painter Okyo and the Ghost

JPR-209569

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Children Blowing up Hotei's Belly and Painting It Like Candy

Yoshitoshi

Children Blowing up Hotei's Belly and Painting It Like Candy

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Tenth Act from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Tenth Act from Chushingura

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Eleventh Act from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Eleventh Act from Chushingura

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Twelfth Act from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Twelfth Act from Chushingura

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Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

Yoshitoshi

Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

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Daruma of Enlightenment

Yoshitoshi

Daruma of Enlightenment

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Okame Laughing at the Silhouette of a Matsutake Mushroom

Yoshitoshi

Okame Laughing at the Silhouette of a Matsutake Mushroom

JPR-209573

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Bats in the Fifth Act [of Chushingura]

Yoshitoshi

Bats in the Fifth Act [of Chushingura]

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Geisha at Shinbashi

Yoshitoshi

Geisha at Shinbashi

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Morning after Snow

Tomioka, Eisen

Morning after Snow

JP-93171

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Tokyo Firefighters Climbing Ladders at the First Event of the Year

Kunitoshi

Tokyo Firefighters Climbing Ladders at the First Event of the Year

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Kaku Kyo (Guo Ju)

Chikanobu

Kaku Kyo (Guo Ju)

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Ou Hou (Wang Bao)

Chikanobu

Ou Hou (Wang Bao)

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The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple

Yoshitoshi

The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple

JPR-111874

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