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
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunitoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • 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
  • Photography
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container

Kyosai

A Serpent Comes Out of the Ash Container

JP-208824

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Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

Hokusai

Hokusai Manga, Volume 12

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Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

Gekko

Chapter 40: The Law (Minori)

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

Yoshitoshi

Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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Moon of the Southern Sea

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Southern Sea

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Moon of Enlightenment

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Enlightenment

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Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites: Festival on a Hill

Yoshitoshi

Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites: Festival on a Hill

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Obon Festival Moon

Yoshitoshi

Obon Festival Moon

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An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo

Yoshitoshi

An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo

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View of Miyajima

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

View of Miyajima

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The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

Yoshitoshi

The Dancing Pot at Ninna-ji

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Children Blowing up Hotei's Belly and Painting It Like Candy

Yoshitoshi

Children Blowing up Hotei's Belly and Painting It Like Candy

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Act Four from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Act Four from Chushingura

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Eleventh Act from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Eleventh Act from Chushingura

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Twelfth Act from Chushingura

Yoshitoshi

Twelfth Act from Chushingura

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Even Pigeons Roost at Different Heights According to Seniority; Even Crows Show Filial Piety When the Young Feed Their Parents

Kyosai

Even Pigeons Roost at Different Heights According to Seniority; Even Crows Show Filial Piety When the Young Feed Their Parents

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The Fruit of the Tree Is Known from Its Flowers, Fighting Like Dogs and Monkeys

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The Fruit of the Tree Is Known from Its Flowers, Fighting Like Dogs and Monkeys

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Hateful Things Are Feared by the World, A Crow Imitating a Cormorant

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Hateful Things Are Feared by the World, A Crow Imitating a Cormorant

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A Day Late for the Festival: No Curse from the God You Don't Touch

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A Day Late for the Festival: No Curse from the God You Don't Touch

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Wheels on a Slope: Many Sailors Climb a Mountain

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Wheels on a Slope: Many Sailors Climb a Mountain

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Geisha at Shinbashi

Yoshitoshi

Geisha at Shinbashi

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Illustration for Marishiten

Takeuchi, Keishu

Illustration for Marishiten

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Watching a Noh Performance

Chikanobu

Watching a Noh Performance

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Tokyo Firefighters Climbing Ladders at the First Event of the Year

Kunitoshi

Tokyo Firefighters Climbing Ladders at the First Event of the Year

JPR-209054

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