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

3200075

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hokusai
  • Koun
  • Kunichika
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadahide
  • Shinsai
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Terasaki, Kogyo

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era

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

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

102 Products

Lady Gosechi

Yoshitoshi

Lady Gosechi

JPR1-73197

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Moon at Mt. Miyaji: Moronaga

Yoshitoshi

Moon at Mt. Miyaji: Moronaga

JPR-104467

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Moon at Mt Ashigara: Yoshimitsu

Yoshitoshi

Moon at Mt Ashigara: Yoshimitsu

JPR-104480

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Poetry

Chikanobu

Poetry

JPR-97243

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Moon at Shujaku Gate

Yoshitoshi

Moon at Shujaku Gate

JP-101056

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Kabuki Play: Onoe Kikugoro as Bonji no Kiyojiro and Iwai Matsunosuke as Omaki

Chikanobu

Kabuki Play: Onoe Kikugoro as Bonji no Kiyojiro and Iwai Matsunosuke as Omaki

JP1-51161

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Moon at Shujaku Gate

Yoshitoshi

Moon at Shujaku Gate

JPR-207864

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The Moon's Four Strings: Semimaru

Yoshitoshi

The Moon's Four Strings: Semimaru

JP1-46918

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Moon at Mt. Chi-Ming: Tze-Fang, a Chief Advisor to the First Han Emperor

Yoshitoshi

Moon at Mt. Chi-Ming: Tze-Fang, a Chief Advisor to the First Han Emperor

JPR-109542

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Shamisen

Chikanobu

Shamisen

JPR-97131

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Looking Refined: A Court Lady of the Kyowa Era

Yoshitoshi

Looking Refined: A Court Lady of the Kyowa Era

JP1-41199

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The Wandering Poet

Yoshitoshi

The Wandering Poet

JPR-109588

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Mount Miyaji Moon: Moronaga

Yoshitoshi

Mount Miyaji Moon: Moronaga

JPR-109560

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A Poem by Kinto

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Kinto

JPR1-73193

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A Poem by Kinto

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Kinto

JPR-104475

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New Year's Party

Chikanobu

New Year's Party

JPR-97260

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New Year's Mochi Parade

Chikanobu

New Year's Mochi Parade

JPR1-51498

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Two String Koto

Chikanobu

Two String Koto

JPR-97125

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Snow Viewing

Gekko

Snow Viewing

JPR-111260

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July: Star Festival

Nobukazu

July: Star Festival

JPR-109610

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Celebration of the Opening

Kunichika

Celebration of the Opening

JP-110648

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Kakko Drum

Shinsai

Kakko Drum

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Asazuma

Koun

Asazuma

JP-92500

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Taira no Kiyotsune

Yoshitoshi

Taira no Kiyotsune

JPR-104493

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