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

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige III
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kunitoshi
  • Nobukazu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era

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

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

55 Products

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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Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

Gekko

Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

JP-211069

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Chapter 32: The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae)

Gekko

Chapter 32: The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae)

JP-211067

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Chapter 18: Wind in the Pines (Matsukaze)

Gekko

Chapter 18: Wind in the Pines (Matsukaze)

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Chapter 26: Wild Carnations (Tokonatsu)

Gekko

Chapter 26: Wild Carnations (Tokonatsu)

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Chapter 44: Bamboo River (Takekawa)

Gekko

Chapter 44: Bamboo River (Takekawa)

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Chapter 6: The Safflower (Suetsumuhana)

Gekko

Chapter 6: The Safflower (Suetsumuhana)

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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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Adonis Plant

Gekko

Adonis Plant

JPR-210873

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Chrysanthemum Garden

Gekko

Chrysanthemum Garden

JPR-210871

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Low Tide: Women of the Bunka Era

Toshikata

Low Tide: Women of the Bunka Era

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A Summer Evening

Yoshitoshi

A Summer Evening

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Obon Festival Moon

Yoshitoshi

Obon Festival Moon

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A Wandering Poet

Yoshitoshi

A Wandering Poet

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Chofu Village Moon

Yoshitoshi

Chofu Village Moon

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Contents Page: One Hundred Views of the Moon

Yoshitoshi

Contents Page: One Hundred Views of the Moon

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Samurai's Wife

Yukawa, Shodo

Samurai's Wife

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April: Gathering Shellfish

Nobukazu

April: Gathering Shellfish

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A Master Text of Popular Songs, No. 4

Kunichika

A Master Text of Popular Songs, No. 4

JP-209935

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Ikebana

Chikanobu

Ikebana

JP-209763

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Title Page

Toshikata

Title Page

JP-107537

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Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

Gekko

Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

JPR-208681

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Bundle of Hair

Gekko

Bundle of Hair

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