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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Gekko
Popular Viewing of the Captured Chinese Warship Chenyuen
JPR-210355
Gekko
Illustration of the Hard Fight at Fenghuangcheng
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Gekko
Colonel Sato Charges at the Enemy Using the Regimental Flag as a Crutch in the Fierce Battle of Newchang
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Gekko
Sino-Japanese War: Japanese Military Might Captures Pyongyang
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Beisaku
Heroic Fight of the Scout Lt. Takenouchi at Chung-Hua
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Toshikata
The Bravery of Captain Matsuzaki in the Fierce Fighting at the Ford of Ansong
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Miyagawa, Shuntei
Title Page: Children's Manners and Customs
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Yoshitoshi
I no Hayata Killing the Nue at the Imperial Palace
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Kunichika
Raiko and the Earth Spider with Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugoro as the Earth Spider
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Yoshitoshi
Angel Retrieving the Hagoromo (Heavenly Cloak) at Miho)
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