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

  • Beisaku
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hokusai
  • Kiyochika
  • Kogyo
  • Kunichika
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

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
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Poem by Sugawara no Michizane

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Poem by Sugawara no Michizane

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The Moon of the Moor: Yasumasa

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The Moon of the Moor: Yasumasa

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Moon of the Filial Son: Ono no Takamura

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Moon of the Filial Son: Ono no Takamura

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A Poem by Abe no Nakamaro

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A Poem by Abe no Nakamaro

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Poem by Gen'i

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Poem by Gen'i

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A Poem by Tsunenobu

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A Poem by Tsunenobu

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A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

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A Poem by Minamoto no Yorimasa

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Obon Festival Moon

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Obon Festival Moon

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Joganden Moon: Minamoto no Tsunemoto

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Joganden Moon: Minamoto no Tsunemoto

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A Wandering Poet

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A Wandering Poet

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A Poem by Wang Changling

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A Poem by Wang Changling

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Seson Temple Moon: Captain Yoshitaka

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Seson Temple Moon: Captain Yoshitaka

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Taira no Tadanori

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Taira no Tadanori

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The Moon of Ogurusu in Yamashiro

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The Moon of Ogurusu in Yamashiro

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An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo

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An Iron Cauldron and the Moon at Night: Kofuna no Gengo and Koshi Hanzo

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The Moon of the Milky Way

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The Moon of the Milky Way

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Chang-E Flees to the Moon

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Chang-E Flees to the Moon

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Chofu Village Moon

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Chofu Village Moon

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Reading by Moonlight: Zi Luo

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Reading by Moonlight: Zi Luo

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

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Theater District: Dawn Moon

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The Moon's Four Strings: Semimaru

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No.9: Moon Viewing

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Quails and Full Moon

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