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

5800780

Artist

  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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Mount Yoshino Midnight Moon: Iga no Tsubone

Yoshitoshi

Mount Yoshino Midnight Moon: Iga no Tsubone

JP-208612

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Moon of the Lonely House

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Lonely House

JP-210509

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A Poem by Tsunenobu

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Tsunenobu

JP-210424

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The Moon of the Lonely House

Yoshitoshi

The Moon of the Lonely House

JPR-104430

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Sumiyoshi Full Moon: Lord Teika

Yoshitoshi

Sumiyoshi Full Moon: Lord Teika

JPR-104391

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Yugao Chapter from the Tale of Genji

Yoshitoshi

Yugao Chapter from the Tale of Genji

JPR-92054

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Yugao Chapter from the Tale of Genji

Yoshitoshi

Yugao Chapter from the Tale of Genji

JP-88594

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Mount Yoshino Midnight-moon: Iga-no Tsubone

Yoshitoshi

Mount Yoshino Midnight-moon: Iga-no Tsubone

JP1-47034

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Mid Night Moon at Mt. Yoshino: Iga no Tsubone

Yoshitoshi

Mid Night Moon at Mt. Yoshino: Iga no Tsubone

JPR1-25418

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Sumiyoshi Full Moon: Lord Teika

Yoshitoshi

Sumiyoshi Full Moon: Lord Teika

JP110545

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Yugao: The Chapter from the Tale of Genji

Yoshitoshi

Yugao: The Chapter from the Tale of Genji

JPR-104471

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Mount Yoshino Midnight Moon: Iga-no Tsubone

Yoshitoshi

Mount Yoshino Midnight Moon: Iga-no Tsubone

JPR-104450

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The Cry of the Fox

Yoshitoshi

The Cry of the Fox

JPR-104457

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The Cry of Fox

Yoshitoshi

The Cry of Fox

JPR1-21708

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Yugao: The Chapter from the Tale of Genji

Yoshitoshi

Yugao: The Chapter from the Tale of Genji

JPR5341

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