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

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hiroshige III
  • Hokusai
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Ikuhide
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Seiko
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yushin, Ayaoka

Series

  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 12 Months in Modern Times
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months

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)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Photography
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 8: Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En)

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Chapter 8: Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En)

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Chapter 50: The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya)

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Chapter 50: The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya)

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Ehon: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji [Complete Set]

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Ehon: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji [Complete Set]

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Adonis Plant

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Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

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Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

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Shinobugaoka Moon: Gyokuensai

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Shinobugaoka Moon: Gyokuensai

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The Moon of the Red Cliffs

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The Moon of the Red Cliffs

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

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Mount Otowa Moon: Bright God Tamura

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Mount Otowa Moon: Bright God Tamura

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Cherry Blossom Viewing

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Cherry Blossom Viewing

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Daimyo's Assistant

Yukawa, Shodo

Daimyo's Assistant

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Woman in an Iris Garden

Ikeda, Terukata

Woman in an Iris Garden

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Panoramic View of Arashiyama from the Triple Teahouse

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Panoramic View of Arashiyama from the Triple Teahouse

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The Precincts of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

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View of Miyajima

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View of Miyajima

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Cavalry Scouting the Battery at Port Arthur from Tucheng

Cavalry Scouting the Battery at Port Arthur from Tucheng

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Viewing Cherry Blossoms

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Viewing Cherry Blossoms

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Uraga in Sagami Province

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Uraga in Sagami Province

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Ariake Restaurant at Imado

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Ariake Restaurant at Imado

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Reading a Letter

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Reading a Letter

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Jo and Uba at Takasago

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Title Page

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Title Page

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