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

5600750

Artist

  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Keinen kacho gafu
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

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

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Kintoki's Mountain

JP-208598

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Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

Yoshitoshi

Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

JPR-109546

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Moonlight Patrol: Saito Toshimitsu

Yoshitoshi

Moonlight Patrol: Saito Toshimitsu

JP-208650

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Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

Yoshitoshi

Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

JP-208644

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The Cry of the Fox

Yoshitoshi

The Cry of the Fox

JP-208631

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Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong

Yoshitoshi

Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong

JP-208610

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Musashi Plain Moon

Yoshitoshi

Musashi Plain Moon

JP-208608

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The Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

Yoshitoshi

The Moon at Kitayama: Toyohara Sumiaki

JP-210506

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Joganden Moon: Minamoto no Tsunemoto

Yoshitoshi

Joganden Moon: Minamoto no Tsunemoto

JP-210421

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The Moon of the Milky Way

Yoshitoshi

The Moon of the Milky Way

JP-210412

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Joganden Moon

Yoshitoshi

Joganden Moon

JPR-109496

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Toyohara Sumiaki: Moon at Kitayama

Yoshitoshi

Toyohara Sumiaki: Moon at Kitayama

JPR5481

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The Jade Rabbit Songoku

Yoshitoshi

The Jade Rabbit Songoku

JPR5342

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The Moon on Musashi Plain

Yoshitoshi

The Moon on Musashi Plain

JP1-46925

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The Cry of the Fox

Yoshitoshi

The Cry of the Fox

JP1-47036

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The Cry of the Fox

Yoshitoshi

The Cry of the Fox

JPR-104457

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Konkai: Cry of the Fox

Yoshitoshi

Konkai: Cry of the Fox

JPR1-73215

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Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

Yoshitoshi

Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

JP1-46956

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Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong

Yoshitoshi

Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong

JP1-46943

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The Cry of Fox

Yoshitoshi

The Cry of Fox

JPR1-21708

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