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

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hokusai
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Yushin, Ayaoka

Series

  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)

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

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • 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

Hokusai

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

JPR-211135

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Chapter 36: The Oak Tree (Kashiwagi)

Gekko

Chapter 36: The Oak Tree (Kashiwagi)

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

Hokusai

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

JPR-210951

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Takeda Shingen Viewing Mt. Fuji from Miho no Matsubara

Yoshitoshi

Takeda Shingen Viewing Mt. Fuji from Miho no Matsubara

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Mongaku's Penitence

Yoshitoshi

Mongaku's Penitence

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Kintaro Snaring a Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Snaring a Giant Carp

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The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

JPR-111500

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One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei)

Hokusai

One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku Hyakkei)

JP-209023

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Waterfall Viewing in Autumn

Chikanobu

Waterfall Viewing in Autumn

JPR-109646

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The Good Woman's Spirit Praying in the Waterfall

Yoshitoshi

The Good Woman's Spirit Praying in the Waterfall

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Urami Waterfalls

Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)

Urami Waterfalls

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Waterfall Spray

Mishima, Shoso

Waterfall Spray

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Kegon Waterfall

Yushin, Ayaoka

Kegon Waterfall

JP5954

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