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

  • Bairei
  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Hokkei
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Ikuhide
  • Kunichika
  • Kyosai
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Sadanobu
  • Seiko
  • Shinsai
  • Toshikata
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Zeshin
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 12 Months in Modern Times
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months

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)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 43: Red Plum Blossoms

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Chapter 8: Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En)

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Chapter 8: Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En)

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Adonis Plant

Gekko

Adonis Plant

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Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

Yoshitoshi

Moon of the Pleasure Quarters

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Shinobugaoka Moon: Gyokuensai

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Shinobugaoka Moon: Gyokuensai

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

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Poem by Mizuki Tatsunosuke

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Mount Otowa Moon: Bright God Tamura

Yoshitoshi

Mount Otowa Moon: Bright God Tamura

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Cherry Blossom Viewing

Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Cherry Blossom Viewing

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Daimyo's Assistant

Yukawa, Shodo

Daimyo's Assistant

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Woman in an Iris Garden

Ikeda, Terukata

Woman in an Iris Garden

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Panoramic View of Arashiyama from the Triple Teahouse

Sadanobu

Panoramic View of Arashiyama from the Triple Teahouse

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Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Kunichika

Viewing Cherry Blossoms

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Title Page: Children's Manners and Customs

Miyagawa, Shuntei

Title Page: Children's Manners and Customs

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Reading a Letter

Yukawa, Shodo

Reading a Letter

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Title Page

Toshikata

Title Page

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Loquat and Japanese Paradise Flycatchers

Bairei

Loquat and Japanese Paradise Flycatchers

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The Moon of Shinobugaoka

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The Moon of Shinobugaoka

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Mase Kyudayu Masaaki

Gekko

Mase Kyudayu Masaaki

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Cherry Blossom Viewing

Terasaki, Kogyo

Cherry Blossom Viewing

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Yatsuhashi Bridge in Iris Garden

Kajita, Hanko

Yatsuhashi Bridge in Iris Garden

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Bijin Viewing Plum Blossoms

Toshikata

Bijin Viewing Plum Blossoms

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Spring Preparations

Terasaki, Kogyo

Spring Preparations

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Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I

Kunichika

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I

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Kabuki Play Toyama-jo Yukige no Kiyomizu

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