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

3200980

Artist

  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

JPR-211024

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

JP-208629

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Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night: Kyumonryu

Yoshitoshi

Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night: Kyumonryu

JP-208603

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The Moon at High Tide

Yoshitoshi

The Moon at High Tide

JP-210493

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

JP-210480

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

Yoshitoshi

Theater District: Dawn Moon

JP-210408

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Moon on Hazy Night: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Moon on Hazy Night: Kumasaka

JP2111

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Moon over Shi Clan Village: Kumonryu

Yoshitoshi

Moon over Shi Clan Village: Kumonryu

JPR-104401

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

JP1-46983

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