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

2800650

Artist

  • Yoshitoshi

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 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
  • Children
  • Comic
  • Ghosts & Demons (yokai)
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

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

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

Yoshitoshi

The Moon Through a Crumbling Window

JP-208626

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

Yoshitoshi

Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

JP-208607

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Moon of the Southern Sea

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Southern Sea

JP-208606

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Moon of Enlightenment

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Enlightenment

JP-208601

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Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites: Festival on a Hill

Yoshitoshi

Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites: Festival on a Hill

JP-210490

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Obon Festival Moon

Yoshitoshi

Obon Festival Moon

JP-210422

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Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Enlightenment: Hotei

JP1-46966

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

Yoshitoshi

Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

JPR-92050

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Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

Yoshitoshi

Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night

JP1-46923

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Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites

Yoshitoshi

Dawn Moon of the Shinto Rites

JP1-47015

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A Poem by Gen'i

Yoshitoshi

A Poem by Gen'i

JPR-104463

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