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

  • Ayaoka, Yushin
  • Bairei
  • Beisaku
  • Biho
  • Chikanobu
  • Chikuseki
  • Eizan
  • Fujikawa, Tamenobu
  • Gakutei
  • Gekko
  • Ginko
  • Harada, Kokyo
  • Hasegawa, Kannosuke (Chikuyo)
  • Hashimoto, Ryoka
  • Hiroshige
  • Hiroshige II
  • Hiroshige III
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Ikkei
  • Ikuhide
  • Kaburagi, Kiyokata
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kobori, Tomoto
  • Kogyo
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Koson
  • Koun
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada III
  • Kuniteru
  • Kunitoshi
  • Kuniyoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Mori, Shunkei
  • Nobukazu
  • Okura, Koto
  • Rinsai
  • Sadahide
  • Sadanobu
  • Saigetsu
  • Seiko
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Shimazaki, Ryuu
  • Shimizu, Seifu
  • Shinsai
  • Shunman
  • Sugakudo
  • Suzuki, Kinsen
  • Suzuki, Kason
  • Tadakiyo
  • Takehisa, Yumeji
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tanigami, Konan
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Toshiaki
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimasa
  • Toshimine
  • Toyohiro
  • Unsen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Yamanaka, Kodo
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshifuji
  • Yoshifusa
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshikazu
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitaki
  • Yoshitora
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitoyo
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Zeshin

Series

  • 100 Ancient and Modern Beauties
  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 12 Months in Modern Times
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety (Chikanobu)
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • 36 Modern Restaurants
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Essays by Gekko
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Keinen's Flowers & Birds
  • Mirror of the Ages
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • The 47 Loyal Retainers (Gekko)
  • True Beauty (Shin Bijin)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era
  • Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors

Subject

  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido
  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architecture
  • Autumn
  • Bijin-ga (Beauties)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Calligraphy
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Cityscapes
  • Comic
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Ghosts, Demons, & Yokai
  • Insects
  • Kaika-e (Enlightenment Prints)
  • Kuchi-e (Frontispieces)
  • Landscapes
  • Legends & History
  • Manga & Bookplates
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Poets & Scholars
  • Portraits
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Senso-e (War Prints)
  • Shunga (Erotic Prints)
  • Spring
  • Still Life
  • Summer
  • Sumo & Martial Arts
  • Surimono
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tattoo
  • Warriors & Samurai
  • Waterfalls & Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter
  • Yokohama-e & Nagasaki-e

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)
  • 1868 - 1912 (Meiji)
  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)
  • 1989 - Today (Heisei & Reiwa)

Medium

  • Ehon
  • Etching
  • Lithograph
  • Multiblock Print
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Print
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

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