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

  • Beisaku
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Ginko
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Toshiaki
  • Toshihide
  • Toshimasa
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Tomioka, Eisen

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

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

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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The Moon's Inner Vision: Taira no Tomoume

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The Moon's Inner Vision: Taira no Tomoume

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Illustration of the Fall of Port Arthur

Gekko

Illustration of the Fall of Port Arthur

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Illustration of the Hard Fight at Fenghuangcheng

Gekko

Illustration of the Hard Fight at Fenghuangcheng

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Colonel Sato Charges at the Enemy Using the Regimental Flag as a Crutch in the Fierce Battle of Newchang

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Colonel Sato Charges at the Enemy Using the Regimental Flag as a Crutch in the Fierce Battle of Newchang

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Sino-Japanese War: Japanese Military Might Captures Pyongyang

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Sino-Japanese War: Japanese Military Might Captures Pyongyang

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Picture of Captain Osawa and Six Others, the Seven-man Suicide Squad from the Warship Yaeyama, Pushing Forward in Rongcheng Bay

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Picture of Captain Osawa and Six Others, the Seven-man Suicide Squad from the Warship Yaeyama, Pushing Forward in Rongcheng Bay

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Oyauchi Ryugo

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Oyauchi Ryugo

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Ichikawa Danjuro as Sanada Yukimura

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Ichikawa Danjuro as Sanada Yukimura

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Hide and Seek

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Hide and Seek

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Cavalry Scouting the Battery at Port Arthur from Tucheng

Cavalry Scouting the Battery at Port Arthur from Tucheng

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The Battle at Pyongyang

Ginko

The Battle at Pyongyang

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Onoe Kikugoro as Captain Matsuzaki

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Onoe Kikugoro as Captain Matsuzaki

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Heroic Fight of the Scout Lt. Takenouchi at Chung-Hua

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Heroic Fight of the Scout Lt. Takenouchi at Chung-Hua

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Defying a Shower of Bullets, He, Alone, Opened Hyonmu Gate

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Defying a Shower of Bullets, He, Alone, Opened Hyonmu Gate

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A Great Victory: Our Cavalry Driving Back Enemies at Sandaishi and Infantry Occupying Fenghuangcheng

A Great Victory: Our Cavalry Driving Back Enemies at Sandaishi and Infantry Occupying Fenghuangcheng

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The Naval Battle and Capture of Haiyang Island

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The Naval Battle and Capture of Haiyang Island

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Great Victory of the Japanese Army at the Battle of Pyongyang (Heijo)

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Great Victory of the Japanese Army at the Battle of Pyongyang (Heijo)

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The Battle at Pyongyang

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The Battle at Pyongyang

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Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow

Yoshitoshi

Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow

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Modoribashi: Actor Ichikawa Sadanji as Watanabe no Tsuna and Onoe Kikugoro Disguised Demon

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Modoribashi: Actor Ichikawa Sadanji as Watanabe no Tsuna and Onoe Kikugoro Disguised Demon

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Hachiman Taro Yoshiie Slashing a Go Board

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Hachiman Taro Yoshiie Slashing a Go Board

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Yamato Takeru no Mikoto Killing the Chief of the Kumaso Clan, Kawakami no Takeru

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Yamato Takeru no Mikoto Killing the Chief of the Kumaso Clan, Kawakami no Takeru

JPR-209926

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Minamoto no Ushiwakamaru Battling with the Brigand Kumasaka Chohan

Yoshitoshi

Minamoto no Ushiwakamaru Battling with the Brigand Kumasaka Chohan

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Sagami-no-kami Hojo Takatoki Warding Off a Group of Tengu

Yoshitoshi

Sagami-no-kami Hojo Takatoki Warding Off a Group of Tengu

JPR-209924

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