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.
28 Products
Hokusai
One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei), Volume III
JPR-211135
Bairei
Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu), Volume 3
JPR-211128
Bairei
Bairei Album of One Hundred Birds (Bairei Hyakucho Gafu) [Complete Set]
JPR-211127
Shimizu, Seifu
Unai no Tomo (A Child's Friends), Volume 2
JPR-211117
Unsigned / Unknown Artist
Encyclopedia of Tea Ceremony, Volume II: Incense
JPR-211109
Bairei
Chigusa no Hana (A Thousand Kinds of Flowers), Volumes II, III & IV
JPR-211101
Hokusai
Ehon Toshien Gogonzekku (Selected Chinese Poems in Five Syllables)
JPR-211092
Unsigned / Unknown Artist
Kimono Embroidery Design Sketchbook
JP-208794
Hokusai
Ehon: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji [Complete Set]
JPR-210951
Unsigned / Unknown Artist
Pattern Book for Kimono Design (Hana Fukusa) (2 Vol.)
JPR-208866
Kunisada
Segawa Kikunojo V as Komurasaki (Meiji Edition)
JPR-208042
Hokusai
One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei)
JP-209023
Toyohiro
The God Ebisu and Bijin Walking in the Snow
JPR3-25327
Gakutei
Chinese Woman Looking at Spider (Meiji Edition)
JP110760
