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

  • Nobukazu
  • Toshikage
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Ancient and Modern Beauties
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 12 Months in Modern Times
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era

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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Memorial Portrait of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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Memorial Portrait of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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Cloth-beating Moon: Yugiri

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Cloth-beating Moon: Yugiri

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

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Poem by Takao

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Poem by Takao

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In the Moonlight Under the Trees a Beautiful Woman Comes

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In the Moonlight Under the Trees a Beautiful Woman Comes

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Poem by Sugawara no Michizane

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Poem by Sugawara no Michizane

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A Poem by Abe no Nakamaro

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A Poem by Abe no Nakamaro

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Poem by Gen'i

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Poem by Gen'i

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A Poem by Tsunenobu

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A Poem by Tsunenobu

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A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

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A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

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A Wandering Poet

Yoshitoshi

A Wandering Poet

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A Poem by Wang Changling

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Wang Changling

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Seson Temple Moon: Captain Yoshitaka

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Seson Temple Moon: Captain Yoshitaka

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Taira no Tadanori

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Taira no Tadanori

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Chang-E Flees to the Moon

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Chang-E Flees to the Moon

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Reading by Moonlight: Zi Luo

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Reading by Moonlight: Zi Luo

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

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The Moon's Four Strings: Semimaru

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The Moon's Four Strings: Semimaru

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A Poem by Wang Changling

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A Poem by Wang Changling

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Chang-E Flees to the Moon

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Chang-E Flees to the Moon

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A Poem by Takao

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A Poem by Takao

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Received Back into the Moon Palace: Bamboo Cutter

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Received Back into the Moon Palace: Bamboo Cutter

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Lunacy

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Lunacy

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Moon at Horin Temple: Yokobue

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Moon at Horin Temple: Yokobue

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