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

4800100

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige III
  • Ikuhide
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kunitoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Sadahide
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Yamanaka, Kodo

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • 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)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 15: A Waste of Weeds (Yomogiu)

Gekko

Chapter 15: A Waste of Weeds (Yomogiu)

JP-210962

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Trial Balloon Launch at the Naval Department Training Ground at Tsukiji

Hiroshige III

Trial Balloon Launch at the Naval Department Training Ground at Tsukiji

JPR-210896

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Begonia

Gekko

Begonia

JPR-210872

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Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

Yoshitoshi

Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

JP-208614

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Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

Kiyochika

Three Geisha: Kayo of Osaka, Hitosuru of Kyoto, and Kokichi of Tokyo

JPR-209987

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Arai in Totomi Province: Panoramic View of the Open Sea

Yoshimori

Arai in Totomi Province: Panoramic View of the Open Sea

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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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Hateful Things Are Feared by the World, A Crow Imitating a Cormorant

Kyosai

Hateful Things Are Feared by the World, A Crow Imitating a Cormorant

JP-208818

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Drizzling Rain (Samidare)

Tomioka, Eisen

Drizzling Rain (Samidare)

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Tokyo Firefighters Climbing Ladders at the First Event of the Year

Kunitoshi

Tokyo Firefighters Climbing Ladders at the First Event of the Year

JPR-209054

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Segawa Kikunojo V as Komurasaki (Meiji Edition)

Kunisada

Segawa Kikunojo V as Komurasaki (Meiji Edition)

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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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Imperial Visit to the Third National Industrial Exhibition in Ueno Park

Ikuhide

Imperial Visit to the Third National Industrial Exhibition in Ueno Park

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Kazamado Hanji

Yoshitoshi

Kazamado Hanji

JPR-111844

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Tei Ran (Ding Lan)

Chikanobu

Tei Ran (Ding Lan)

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Ou Hou (Wang Bao)

Chikanobu

Ou Hou (Wang Bao)

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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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Two Samurai in Storm

Zeshin

Two Samurai in Storm

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Mirror of Famous People in Peace Times

Kunichika

Mirror of Famous People in Peace Times

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Foreign Merchantile Mansion in Yokohama

Sadahide

Foreign Merchantile Mansion in Yokohama

JP1-20374

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