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

1800100

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada III
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Fujikawa, Tamenobu

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • 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

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

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

JPR-211024

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The Moon at High Tide

Yoshitoshi

The Moon at High Tide

JP-210493

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

Yoshitoshi

Theater District: Dawn Moon

JP-210408

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Ichikawa Danjuro as Sanada Yukimura

Chikanobu

Ichikawa Danjuro as Sanada Yukimura

JP5026

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Kabuki Actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV in the Play Yagura Daiko Oto mo Yoshiwara

Kunichika

Kabuki Actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV in the Play Yagura Daiko Oto mo Yoshiwara

JP-209934

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Kabuki Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III

Kunichika

Kabuki Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III

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Actors Sawamura Tossho II as Mitsushima Samon, Otani Konohei as a Police Officer (Torite) (R), Nakamura Shikan IV as Jinriki Tamigoro, Nakamura Nakazo III as Kimyo-in (C), Otani Monza as a Bad Guy, and Otani Tomoemon V as Shirataki no Yokichi

Kunichika

Actors Sawamura Tossho II as Mitsushima Samon, Otani Konohei as a Police Officer (Torite) (R), Nakamura Shikan IV as Jinriki Tamigoro, Nakamura Nakazo III as Kimyo-in (C), Otani Monza as a Bad Guy, and Otani Tomoemon V as Shirataki no Yokichi

JPR-209709

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Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Kyuzo, Bando Kakyo, Onoe Kikugoro, Nakamura Dengoro, and Onoe Matsusuke

Kunichika

Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Kyuzo, Bando Kakyo, Onoe Kikugoro, Nakamura Dengoro, and Onoe Matsusuke

JPR-97141

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Noh Actors

Noh Actors

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The Ghost Sohachi

Kunichika

The Ghost Sohachi

JPR-209708

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Raiko and the Earth Spider with Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugoro as the Earth Spider

Kunichika

Raiko and the Earth Spider with Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugoro as the Earth Spider

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Watching a Noh Performance

Chikanobu

Watching a Noh Performance

JPR-208739

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Watching a Theater Performance

Chikanobu

Watching a Theater Performance

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Kabuki Play Toyama-jo Yukige no Kiyomizu

Kunichika

Kabuki Play Toyama-jo Yukige no Kiyomizu

JPR-209053

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October

Gekko

October

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Viewing the Noh Play

Chikanobu

Viewing the Noh Play

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Scene from a Kabuki Play: Imoseyama Onna Teikin

Chikanobu

Scene from a Kabuki Play: Imoseyama Onna Teikin

JP2254

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Kabuki Actors Nakamura Fukusuke, Ichikawa Danjuro and Onoe Kikugoro

Chikanobu

Kabuki Actors Nakamura Fukusuke, Ichikawa Danjuro and Onoe Kikugoro

JPR-109500

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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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Introducing Two Kabuki Plays at the Nakamura Theater

Kunichika

Introducing Two Kabuki Plays at the Nakamura Theater

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November Kyogen at the Ichimuraza

Kunisada III

November Kyogen at the Ichimuraza

JP1-51154

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Onoe Kikugoro and Bando Mitsugoro as Courtesans with Nakamura Juzaburo and Bando Minosuke

Kunichika

Onoe Kikugoro and Bando Mitsugoro as Courtesans with Nakamura Juzaburo and Bando Minosuke

JP110830

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Kyogen: Actors Onoe Matsusuke, Nakamura Fukusuke, and Onoe Kikugoro

Kunichika

Kyogen: Actors Onoe Matsusuke, Nakamura Fukusuke, and Onoe Kikugoro

JP1-51190

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Scene from the Kabuki Play Chujo-hime Taima Engi

Kunichika

Scene from the Kabuki Play Chujo-hime Taima Engi

JP110452

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