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
  • Koun
  • Kunichika
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadahide
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era

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
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

41 Products

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Chapter 24: Butterflies (Kocho)

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Playing the Koto: Nagoya Woman of the Koka Era

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Shizu Peak Moon: Hideyoshi

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Shizu Peak Moon: Hideyoshi

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Mount Ji Ming Moon: Zi Fang

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Mount Ji Ming Moon: Zi Fang

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Suzaku Gate Moon: Hakuga Sammi

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Suzaku Gate Moon: Hakuga Sammi

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Chikubushima Moon: Tsunemasa

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Chikubushima Moon: Tsunemasa

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The Moon of the Moor: Yasumasa

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The Moon of the Moor: Yasumasa

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A Poem by Wang Changling

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A Poem by Wang Changling

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Okame Laughing at the Silhouette of a Matsutake Mushroom

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Playing the Koto

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Playing the Koto

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Preparing for a Concert

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Preparing for a Concert

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Musashi: Moon at Tatsumi, Lord Tsunayoshi, and Lady Osame

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Musashi: Moon at Tatsumi, Lord Tsunayoshi, and Lady Osame

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The Moon at Saga

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The Moon at Saga

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Fujiwara no Yasumasa Plays the Flute by Moonlight

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The Moon and the Helm of the Boat

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Koto

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Shujaku Gate Moon: Hakuga Sanmi

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Shujaku Gate Moon: Hakuga Sanmi

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Mount Miyaji Moon

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Mount Miyaji Moon

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Lady Gosechi

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Lady Gosechi

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Moon at Mt. Miyaji: Moronaga

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Moon at Mt. Miyaji: Moronaga

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Moon at Mt Ashigara: Yoshimitsu

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Moon at Mt Ashigara: Yoshimitsu

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Moon at Shujaku Gate

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Moon at Shujaku Gate

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