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
  • Hiroshige III
  • Ikuhide
  • Kiyochika
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada III
  • Kunitoshi
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Sadahide
  • Tadakiyo
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • Flowers of Japan
  • 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)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Trial Balloon Launch at the Naval Department Training Ground at Tsukiji

Hiroshige III

Trial Balloon Launch at the Naval Department Training Ground at Tsukiji

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

Yoshitoshi

Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

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The Moon at High Tide

Yoshitoshi

The Moon at High Tide

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

Yoshitoshi

Theater District: Dawn Moon

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Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

Kiyochika

Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

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Arai in Totomi Province: Panoramic View of the Open Sea

Yoshimori

Arai in Totomi Province: Panoramic View of the Open Sea

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Emperor Antoku with Two Noblemen

Kunichika

Emperor Antoku with Two Noblemen

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Ichikawa Danjuro as Sanada Yukimura

Chikanobu

Ichikawa Danjuro as Sanada Yukimura

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Onoe Kikugoro as Captain Matsuzaki

Kunichika

Onoe Kikugoro as Captain Matsuzaki

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Barber: Kabuki Actor Sawamura Tossho II as Misao, the Wife of Takechi Mitsuhide

Kunichika

Barber: Kabuki Actor Sawamura Tossho II as Misao, the Wife of Takechi Mitsuhide

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Konoha no Minezo

Kunichika

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Konoha no Minezo

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Kabuki Actors Nakamura Sensho as Sodehagi and Kawarasaki Sakimatsu as Her Daughter

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Kabuki Actors Nakamura Sensho as Sodehagi and Kawarasaki Sakimatsu as Her Daughter

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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

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro as Shibata Katsuie

Kunichika

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjuro as Shibata Katsuie

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Kabuki Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Jiraiya

Kunichika

Kabuki Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Jiraiya

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Kabuki Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III

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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

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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

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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

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Kabuki Actors Nakamura Sojuro as Akoya, Nakamura Shikan IV as Kagekiyo, and Nakamura Sagisuke

Kunichika

Kabuki Actors Nakamura Sojuro as Akoya, Nakamura Shikan IV as Kagekiyo, and Nakamura Sagisuke

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Noh Actors

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Scene from a Noh Play

Scene from a Noh Play

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Ukai (Cormorant Fishing)

Kogyo

Ukai (Cormorant Fishing)

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