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

580060

Artist

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Chikuseki
  • Gekko
  • Hoitsu
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Keinen
  • Nobukazu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Tanigami, Konan
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

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
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

38 Products

Adonis Plant

Gekko

Adonis Plant

JPR-210873

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Begonia

Gekko

Begonia

JPR-210872

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Woman in an Iris Garden

Ikeda, Terukata

Woman in an Iris Garden

JPR-210297

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Flowering

Zeshin

Flowering

JP-208175

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Flower Arranging

Chikanobu

Flower Arranging

JP-209762

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Title Page

Toshikata

Title Page

JP-107537

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Bijin Viewing Plum Blossoms

Toshikata

Bijin Viewing Plum Blossoms

JP-93034

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Taking Down a Blind

Toshikata

Taking Down a Blind

JPR-208720

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Entering a Tea Room

Toshikata

Entering a Tea Room

JPR-208715

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Title Page: Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

Toshikata

Title Page: Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

JPR-208712

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Brown-Eared Bulbul and Rangoon Creeper

Bairei

Brown-Eared Bulbul and Rangoon Creeper

JPR-208628

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Green Back Parrot and Japanese Plum Blossoms

Keinen

Green Back Parrot and Japanese Plum Blossoms

JPR1-72037

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Cherry Blossoms at Night in Spring

Chikanobu

Cherry Blossoms at Night in Spring

JPR-97181

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Cherry Blossom at Todai (Ueno)

Gekko

Cherry Blossom at Todai (Ueno)

JP-208181

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Magnolia and Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Keinen

Magnolia and Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

JPR1-71954

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Narcissus

Chikuseki

Narcissus

JPR-100491

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Christmas Cactus Flower

Tanigami, Konan

Christmas Cactus Flower

JPR-100380

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View of Shinobazu from Ueno

Chikanobu

View of Shinobazu from Ueno

JPR-97152

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Ox: Inari Shrine at Oji

Chikanobu

Ox: Inari Shrine at Oji

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Golden Pheasant and Peach Blossoms

Keinen

Golden Pheasant and Peach Blossoms

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Praying Mantis and Fly

Mori, Shunkei

Praying Mantis and Fly

JP-111318

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Autumn Flower

Hoitsu

Autumn Flower

JP1-51804

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The Spirit of the Cherry Tree

Yoshitoshi

The Spirit of the Cherry Tree

JPR1-64771

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February: Inari Shrine Festival

Nobukazu

February: Inari Shrine Festival

JPR-109528

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