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
  • Ikuhide
  • Kunichika
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)

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)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

Gekko

Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 8: Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En)

Gekko

Chapter 8: Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En)

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Mount Otowa Moon: Bright God Tamura

Yoshitoshi

Mount Otowa Moon: Bright God Tamura

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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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Daimyo's Assistant

Yukawa, Shodo

Daimyo's Assistant

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Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Kunichika

Viewing Cherry Blossoms

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Reading a Letter

Yukawa, Shodo

Reading a Letter

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Cherry Blossom Viewing

Terasaki, Kogyo

Cherry Blossom Viewing

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Yatsuhashi Bridge in Iris Garden

Kajita, Hanko

Yatsuhashi Bridge in Iris Garden

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Spring Preparations

Terasaki, Kogyo

Spring Preparations

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Kabuki Play Toyama-jo Yukige no Kiyomizu

Kunichika

Kabuki Play Toyama-jo Yukige no Kiyomizu

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Taira no Sakurako at Sakura River

Gekko

Taira no Sakurako at Sakura River

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Imperial Visit to the Third National Industrial Exhibition in Ueno Park

Ikuhide

Imperial Visit to the Third National Industrial Exhibition in Ueno Park

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Osho (Wang Xiang)

Chikanobu

Osho (Wang Xiang)

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Soshin (Zeng Can)

Chikanobu

Soshin (Zeng Can)

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Three Brothers Denshin, Denko and Denkei (Tian Zhen, Tian Guang and Tian Qing)

Chikanobu

Three Brothers Denshin, Denko and Denkei (Tian Zhen, Tian Guang and Tian Qing)

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Shun (Taishun)

Chikanobu

Shun (Taishun)

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Mt. Otowa Moon: Bright God Tamura

Yoshitoshi

Mt. Otowa Moon: Bright God Tamura

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Cherry Blossoms at Sumida

Gekko

Cherry Blossoms at Sumida

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Calligraphy Performance at Flower Mountain

Gekko

Calligraphy Performance at Flower Mountain

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Iris Garden

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Iris Garden

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Cover for Ehon Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi

Gekko

Cover for Ehon Fujin Fuzoku Zukushi

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