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

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Artist

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokusai
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Kiyochika
  • Nobukazu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yamanaka, Kodo

Series

  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 12 Months in Modern Times
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months

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

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Girl with Cat Chasing Maple Leaves

Takeuchi, Keishu

Girl with Cat Chasing Maple Leaves

JPR-211217

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One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei), Volume III

Hokusai

One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei), Volume III

JPR-211135

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Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

Hokusai

Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

JPR-211130

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Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3

Bairei

Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3

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Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu) [Complete Set]

Bairei

Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu) [Complete Set]

JPR-211127

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Unai no Tomo (A Child's Friends), Volume 2

Shimizu, Seifu

Unai no Tomo (A Child's Friends), Volume 2

JPR-211117

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Encyclopedia of Tea Ceremony, Volume II: Incense

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Encyclopedia of Tea Ceremony, Volume II: Incense

JPR-211109

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Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV

Bairei

Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV

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Ehon Toshien Gogonzekku (Selected Chinese Poems in Five Syllables)

Hokusai

Ehon Toshien Gogonzekku (Selected Chinese Poems in Five Syllables)

JPR-211092

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Kimono Embroidery Design Sketchbook

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Kimono Embroidery Design Sketchbook

JP-208794

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Chapter 28: The Typhoon (Nowaki)

Gekko

Chapter 28: The Typhoon (Nowaki)

JP-211051

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Chapter 7: Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no Ga)

Gekko

Chapter 7: Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no Ga)

JP-211038

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Chapter 53: Writing Practice (Tenarai)

Gekko

Chapter 53: Writing Practice (Tenarai)

JP-211005

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Title Page: The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji

Gekko

Title Page: The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji

JP-210963

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Ehon: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji [Complete Set]

Hokusai

Ehon: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji [Complete Set]

JPR-210951

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Chrysanthemum Garden

Gekko

Chrysanthemum Garden

JPR-210871

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Lady Chiyo: Poem About a Broken Bucket

Yoshitoshi

Lady Chiyo: Poem About a Broken Bucket

JP-208653

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Cloth-beating Moon: Yugiri

Yoshitoshi

Cloth-beating Moon: Yugiri

JP-210481

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Joganden Moon: Minamoto no Tsunemoto

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Joganden Moon: Minamoto no Tsunemoto

JP-210421

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October: Chrysanthemum Viewing

Nobukazu

October: Chrysanthemum Viewing

JPR-109616

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Pattern Book for Kimono Design (Hana Fukusa) (2 Vol.)

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Pattern Book for Kimono Design (Hana Fukusa) (2 Vol.)

JPR-208866

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Beauty Under a Maple Tree

Ikeda, Terukata

Beauty Under a Maple Tree

JPR-208135

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Joganden Moon

Yoshitoshi

Joganden Moon

JPR-109496

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September

Gekko

September

JPR-111240

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