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
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • 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

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Etching
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Poem by Uesugi Kenshin

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Poem by Uesugi Kenshin

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Ishiyama Moon: Lady Murasaki

Yoshitoshi

Ishiyama Moon: Lady Murasaki

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The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

Yoshitoshi

The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

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The Precincts of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

Sadanobu

The Precincts of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

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August: Niwaka Festival

Nobukazu

August: Niwaka Festival

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A Poem by Wang Changling

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Wang Changling

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Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

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Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

Yoshitoshi

Pulling Young Pines on the Day of the Rat

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Daruma of Enlightenment

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Daruma of Enlightenment

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Ono no Tofu Watching a Frog

Yoshitoshi

Ono no Tofu Watching a Frog

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A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju

Kyosai

A Bell Hanging from a Lantern, Three People Together are as Wise as the Bodhisattva Monju

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The Blessings of the Buddha are in Proportion to the Offerings, A God Lives in the Head of an Honest Person

Kyosai

The Blessings of the Buddha are in Proportion to the Offerings, A God Lives in the Head of an Honest Person

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Poetry

Chikanobu

Poetry

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

Yoshitoshi

Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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Guardian God and Rochishin

Yoshitoshi

Guardian God and Rochishin

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Composing Poetry: Noblewoman of the An'ei Era (1772-81)

Toshikata

Composing Poetry: Noblewoman of the An'ei Era (1772-81)

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A Poem by Takao

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Takao

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Procession at Nikko

Chikanobu

Procession at Nikko

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Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

Kyosai

Expelling Demons with Beans on Setsubun

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Poetry

Chikanobu

Poetry

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Life of Nichiren

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Life of Nichiren

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

Yoshitoshi

Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

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The Wandering Poet

Yoshitoshi

The Wandering Poet

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