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

  • Gekko
  • Hokusai
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 54 Chapters of the Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji
  • 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

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei), Volume III

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Chapter 27: The Cressets (Kagaribi)

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Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

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Chapter 33: New Wisteria Leaves (Fuji no Uraba)

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Chapter 32: The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae)

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Chapter 21: The Maidens (Otome)

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Chapter 34: Spring Shoots I (Wakana I)

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Chapter 35: Wakana II (Spring Shoots II)

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Chapter 19: Wisps of Cloud (Usugumo)

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Chapter 18: Wind in the Pines (Matsukaze)

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Chapter 36: The Oak Tree (Kashiwagi)

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Chapter 23: The Warbler's First Song (Hatsune)

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Chapter 31: The Handsome Pillar (Makibashira)

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Chapter 30: Thoroughwort Flowers (Fujibakama)

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Chapter 24: Butterflies (Kocho)

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Chapter 25: The Fireflies (Hotaru)

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Chapter 29: The Imperial Progress (Miyuki)

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Chapter 26: Wild Carnations (Tokonatsu)

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Chapter 28: The Typhoon (Nowaki)

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Chapter 44: Bamboo River (Takekawa)

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Chapter 10: The Green Branch (Sakaki)

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Chapter 11: Falling Flowers (Hanachirusato)

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 42: The Perfumed Prince

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