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

  • Beisaku
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Ikuhide
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kyosai
  • Toshiaki
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimasa
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • 54 Chapters of the Tale of Genji
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Gekko Zuihitsu
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

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
  • Etching
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 10: The Green Branch (Sakaki)

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Chapter 11: Falling Flowers (Hanachirusato)

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 42: The Perfumed Prince

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Chapter 14: Pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi (Miotsukushi)

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Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

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Chapter 41: The Seer (Maboroshi)

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Chapter 12: Suma

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Chapter 13: Akashi

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Chapter 37: The Flute (Yokobue)

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Chapter 6: The Safflower (Suetsumuhana)

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Chapter 7: Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no Ga)

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Chapter 47: Trefoil Knots (Agemaki)

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Chapter 46: Beneath the Oak (Shiigamoto)

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Chapter 9: Heart-to-Heart (Aoi)

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Chapter 45: The Maiden of the Bridge (Hashihime)

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Chapter 1: The Paulownia Pavilion (Kiritsubo)

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Chapter 53: Writing Practice (Tenarai)

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Chapter 52: The Mayfly (Kagero)

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Chapter 2: Hahakigi (The Broom Tree)

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Chapter 3: The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi)

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Chapter 50: The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya)

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Chapter 4: The Twilight Beauty (Yugao)

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Chapter 5: Young Murasaki (Wakamurasaki)

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