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

  • Kunichika
  • Suzuki, Kinsen
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Kaburagi, Kiyokata
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Suzuki, Kason
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Yamanaka, Kodo

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 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)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

33 Products

Strong Woman Kanejo and Horse

Takeuchi, Keishu

Strong Woman Kanejo and Horse

JPR-211221

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Kyumonryu Shishin, One of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden

Yoshitoshi

Kyumonryu Shishin, One of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden

JPR-209584

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Bijin Viewing Plum Blossoms

Toshikata

Bijin Viewing Plum Blossoms

JP-93034

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Fire

Tomioka, Eisen

Fire

JP-93123

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Young Girl Carrying a Tea Tray

Toshikata

Young Girl Carrying a Tea Tray

JP-93052

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Visiting the Temple in the New Year

Toshikata

Visiting the Temple in the New Year

JP-93032

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Kusudama

Toshikata

Kusudama

JP-93030

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Dusting

Tomioka, Eisen

Dusting

JP-92752

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Silence in the Snow

Kunichika

Silence in the Snow

JPR-209062

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Guardian God and Rochishin

Yoshitoshi

Guardian God and Rochishin

JP-104229

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Bijin Reading a Poem Card

Toshikata

Bijin Reading a Poem Card

JP-93256

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Moon over Shi Clan Village: Kumonryu

Yoshitoshi

Moon over Shi Clan Village: Kumonryu

JPR-104401

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Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

Yoshitoshi

Li Kuei Battles Chang Shun Underwater

JP-207870

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Morning After Snow

Tomioka, Eisen

Morning After Snow

JPR3-26255

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Late Autumn Shower

Yamanaka, Kodo

Late Autumn Shower

JP-93276

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Ichikawa Danjuro as Kyumonryu Shishin

Kunichika

Ichikawa Danjuro as Kyumonryu Shishin

JP6367

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Kyumonryu Shishin

Yoshitoshi

Kyumonryu Shishin

JP6375

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Feeling Pain: A Prostitute in the Kansei Era

Yoshitoshi

Feeling Pain: A Prostitute in the Kansei Era

JPR-109486

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Woman at Window

Suzuki, Kinsen

Woman at Window

JP-96063

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Outdoor Sketch

Toshikata

Outdoor Sketch

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View from a Window

Kajita, Hanko

View from a Window

JP-93162

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Rickshaw in Moonlit Night

Toshikata

Rickshaw in Moonlit Night

JP-93310

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Scent of Chrysanthemums

Kajita, Hanko

Scent of Chrysanthemums

JP-93103

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Beauty and Dog Viewing Ship

Kaburagi, Kiyokata

Beauty and Dog Viewing Ship

JP-92639

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