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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Price

8800100

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Yamanaka, Kodo
  • Yushin, Ayaoka

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • 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
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

13 Products

Begonia

Gekko

Begonia

JPR-210872

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Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

Yoshitoshi

Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

JP-208614

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Soga no Goro Tokimune Held Back by Gosho no Goromaru

Yoshitoshi

Soga no Goro Tokimune Held Back by Gosho no Goromaru

JPR-209923

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Kintaro Snaring a Giant Carp

Yoshitoshi

Kintaro Snaring a Giant Carp

JPR-92363

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The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Taira no Tomomori

JPR-111500

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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)

JPR-208645

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Waterfall Viewing in Autumn

Chikanobu

Waterfall Viewing in Autumn

JPR-109646

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Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

Yoshitoshi

Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

JP1-46938

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Late Autumn Shower

Yamanaka, Kodo

Late Autumn Shower

JP-93276

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Sudden Shower over Ohashi Bridge

Hiroshige

Sudden Shower over Ohashi Bridge

JPR-111532

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Urami Waterfalls

Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)

Urami Waterfalls

JPR-109640

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Waterfall Spray

Mishima, Shoso

Waterfall Spray

JP1-71922

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Kegon Waterfall

Yushin, Ayaoka

Kegon Waterfall

JP5954

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