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
  • Sadahide

Series

  • 54 Chapters of the 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
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

Gekko

Chapter 20: The Bluebell (Asagao)

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Chapter 18: Wind in the Pines (Matsukaze)

Gekko

Chapter 18: Wind in the Pines (Matsukaze)

JP-211060

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Chapter 24: Butterflies (Kocho)

Gekko

Chapter 24: Butterflies (Kocho)

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Chapter 3: The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi)

Gekko

Chapter 3: The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi)

JP-210971

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Chapter 5: Young Murasaki (Wakamurasaki)

Gekko

Chapter 5: Young Murasaki (Wakamurasaki)

JP-210967

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

Gekko

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

JP-210963

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Chapter 41: The Wizard, Maboroshi

Gekko

Chapter 41: The Wizard, Maboroshi

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Foreign Merchantile Mansion in Yokohama

Sadahide

Foreign Merchantile Mansion in Yokohama

JP1-20374

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Chapter 51: The Drifting Boat (Ukifune)

Gekko

Chapter 51: The Drifting Boat (Ukifune)

JP-210970

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