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

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunisada
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yamanaka, Kodo

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era
  • 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)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Etching
  • Photography
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

Gekko

Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

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Chapter 15: A Waste of Weeds (Yomogiu)

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Chapter 15: A Waste of Weeds (Yomogiu)

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Begonia

Gekko

Begonia

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The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

Yoshitoshi

The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

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Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

Yoshitoshi

Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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Moon of the Southern Sea

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Southern Sea

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Moon of Enlightenment

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Enlightenment

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Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites: Festival on a Hill

Yoshitoshi

Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites: Festival on a Hill

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Obon Festival Moon

Yoshitoshi

Obon Festival Moon

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The Precincts of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

Sadanobu

The Precincts of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

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View of Miyajima

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

View of Miyajima

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August: Niwaka Festival

Nobukazu

August: Niwaka Festival

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Soga no Goro Tokimune Held Back by Gosho no Goromaru

Yoshitoshi

Soga no Goro Tokimune Held Back by Gosho no Goromaru

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Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

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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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Drizzling Rain (Samidare)

Tomioka, Eisen

Drizzling Rain (Samidare)

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Illustration for Marishiten

Takeuchi, Keishu

Illustration for Marishiten

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Watching a Noh Performance

Chikanobu

Watching a Noh Performance

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Segawa Kikunojo V as Komurasaki (Meiji Edition)

Kunisada

Segawa Kikunojo V as Komurasaki (Meiji Edition)

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Chapter 54: Yume no Ukihashi (Floating Bridge of Dreams)

Gekko

Chapter 54: Yume no Ukihashi (Floating Bridge of Dreams)

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Guardian God and Rochishin

Yoshitoshi

Guardian God and Rochishin

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Composing Poetry: Noblewoman of the An'ei Era (1772-81)

Toshikata

Composing Poetry: Noblewoman of the An'ei Era (1772-81)

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