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

3200090

Artist

  • Chikanobu
  • Gekko
  • Ginko
  • Hokkei
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kyosai
  • Nobukazu
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Yushin, Ayaoka

Series

  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • 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

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

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Gojo Bridge Moon: Yoshitsune

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Katada Bay Moon: Saito Kuranosuke

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Poem by Uesugi Kenshin

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Takeda Shingen Viewing Mt. Fuji from Miho no Matsubara

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Hazy Night Moon: Kumasaka

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Inamura Promontory Moon at Daybreak

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Inamura Promontory Moon at Daybreak

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Mount Tobisu Dawn Moon: Toda Hanbei Shigeyuki

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Shizu Peak Moon: Hideyoshi

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Mount Ji Ming Moon: Zi Fang

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Mountain Moon After Rain: Tokimune

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Mountain Moon After Rain: Tokimune

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Inaba Mountain Moon

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Rainy Moon: Kojima Takanori

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Moon of Yamaki Mansion: Kagekado

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Chikubushima Moon: Tsunemasa

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Shinobugaoka Moon: Gyokuensai

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The Moon of the Moor: Yasumasa

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The Moon of Ogurusu in Yamashiro

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Oyauchi Ryugo

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The Battle at Pyongyang

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Onoe Kikugoro as Captain Matsuzaki

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Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow

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