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

1200090

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi

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)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Etching
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

28 Products

The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

Yoshitoshi

The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

JP-208626

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The Precincts of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

Sadanobu

The Precincts of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

JPR-210290

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August: Niwaka Festival

Nobukazu

August: Niwaka Festival

JPR-109612

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Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

JP1-46966

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Kama in Moonlight

Yoshitoshi

Kama in Moonlight

JPR-104410

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Water for the Thunder God's Bath

Yoshitoshi

Water for the Thunder God's Bath

JPR-209636

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The Painter Okyo and the Ghost

Yoshitoshi

The Painter Okyo and the Ghost

JPR-209569

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The Husband's Beloved Red Hat, Shaking Like the Ghost of the Potato Jelly

Kyosai

The Husband's Beloved Red Hat, Shaking Like the Ghost of the Potato Jelly

JP-208817

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Tenth Act from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Tenth Act from Chushingura

JPR-209594

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Preface from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Preface from Chushingura

JPR-209589

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Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

Yoshitoshi

Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

JPR-209587

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Daruma of Enlightenment

Yoshitoshi

Daruma of Enlightenment

JPR-209583

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Okame Laughing at the Silhouette of a Matsutake Mushroom

Yoshitoshi

Okame Laughing at the Silhouette of a Matsutake Mushroom

JPR-209573

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Bats in the Fifth Act [of Chushingura]

Yoshitoshi

Bats in the Fifth Act [of Chushingura]

JPR-209568

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Hiding the Head but Not the Butt

Kyosai

Hiding the Head but Not the Butt

JP-208825

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Flower on a Withered Tree, Strolling Like a Dog on the River

Kyosai

Flower on a Withered Tree, Strolling Like a Dog on the River

JP-208823

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Flowers Sprouting from Dried Beans, Getting a Headache from Worrying about Your Neighbor's Digestion

Kyosai

Flowers Sprouting from Dried Beans, Getting a Headache from Worrying about Your Neighbor's Digestion

JP-208820

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A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju

Kyosai

A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju

JP-208815

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The Blessings of the Buddha are in Proportion to the Offerings, A God Lives in the Head of an Honest Person

Kyosai

The Blessings of the Buddha are in Proportion to the Offerings, A God Lives in the Head of an Honest Person

JP-208814

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

Yoshitoshi

Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

JPR-92050

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Guardian God and Rochishin

Yoshitoshi

Guardian God and Rochishin

JP-104229

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Procession at Nikko

Chikanobu

Procession at Nikko

JP-110854

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The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple

Yoshitoshi

The Dancing Pot at Ninnaji Temple

JPR-111874

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Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

Kyosai

Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

JP-104237

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