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

1200060

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kuniteru
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Terasaki, Kogyo

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 12 Months in Modern Times
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • 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
  • 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)

33 Products

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

Gekko

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

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Cooling Off at Shijo

Yoshitoshi

Cooling Off at Shijo

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Panoramic View of Arashiyama from the Triple Teahouse

Sadanobu

Panoramic View of Arashiyama from the Triple Teahouse

JPR-210291

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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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Uraga in Sagami Province

Hiroshige

Uraga in Sagami Province

JPR-210049

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Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

Yoshitoshi

Oniwaka Observing the Great Carp

JPR-111474

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Title Page

Toshikata

Title Page

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Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

Gekko

Mimura Jiroemon Kanetsune

JPR-208681

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The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

JPR-111500

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December

Gekko

December

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Hokusai Manga

Hokusai

Hokusai Manga

JP-209024

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Title Page: Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

Toshikata

Title Page: Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony

JPR-208712

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Sugawara Michizane in Exile

Kiyochika

Sugawara Michizane in Exile

JPR-208437

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Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

Yoshitoshi

Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

JP-207870

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Otaru Zenibako Fish

Kuniteru

Otaru Zenibako Fish

JPR-92038

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Hojo Tokimasa Praying to the Sea Goddess

Yoshitoshi

Hojo Tokimasa Praying to the Sea Goddess

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Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei

Yoshitoshi

Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei

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Title Page: Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Views of the Moon

Yoshitoshi

Title Page: Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Views of the Moon

JP-110760

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Hino Kumawakamaru

Yoshitoshi

Hino Kumawakamaru

JPR-79631

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Title Page: An Educational Account of Self-Made Men

Kunichika

Title Page: An Educational Account of Self-Made Men

JP-110762

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Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei

Yoshitoshi

Moon Above the Sea at Daimotsu Bay: Benkei

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Introduction

Yoshitoshi

Introduction

JP-207990

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Susano-no-Mikoto

Yoshitoshi

Susano-no-Mikoto

JPR-77788

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Sea-Bathing Beauty

Terasaki, Kogyo

Sea-Bathing Beauty

JPR-99006

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