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.

Filter

425 Products

Clear All

Availability

  • Available
  • Archive

Price

850050

Artist

  • Bairei
  • Beisaku
  • Chikanobu
  • Eizan
  • Gekko
  • Hiroshige III
  • Hoitsu
  • Hokkei
  • Hokusai
  • Ikeda, Terukata
  • Ikuhide
  • Keinen
  • Kiyochika
  • Kunichika
  • Kunisada
  • Kunisada III
  • Kunitoshi
  • Kyosai
  • Miyagawa, Shuntei
  • Nobukazu
  • Rinsai
  • Shimazaki, Ryuu
  • Shinsai
  • Sugakudo
  • Takehisa, Yumeji
  • Toshiaki
  • Toshihide
  • Toshikage
  • Toshikata
  • Toshimasa
  • Toshimine
  • Yasuda, Shodo
  • Yoshiiku
  • Yoshikage II
  • Yoshimori
  • Yoshitoshi
  • Yoshitsuya II
  • Zeshin
  • Kaburagi, Kiyokata
  • Kajita, Hanko
  • Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
  • Watanabe, Seitei
  • Yukawa, Shodo
  • Mishima, Shoso
  • Suzuki, Kason
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Fujikawa, Tamenobu
  • Terasaki, Kogyo
  • Tomioka, Eisen
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist

Series

  • 100 Ancient and Modern Beauties
  • 100 Pictures by Kyosai
  • 100 Views of Mt. Fuji
  • 100 Views of the Moon
  • 24 Paragons of Filial Piety
  • 32 Aspects of Women
  • 36 Ghosts and Strange Apparitions
  • Bairei's Flowers and Birds
  • Biographies of Modern Heroes
  • Daily Practice of the Tea Ceremony
  • Flowers of Japan
  • Hokusai Manga
  • Illustrations of the 47 Loyal Retainers
  • Keinen kacho gafu
  • Sketches by Yoshitoshi
  • Tale of Genji
  • Tale of Genji (Gekko)
  • Ukiyo-e 12 Months
  • Women's Activities of the Tokugawa Era

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

  • Ehon
  • Photography
  • Woodblock Print

Size

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

425 Products

Filtered By: Available
Chapter 47: Trefoil Knots (Agemaki)

Gekko

Chapter 47: Trefoil Knots (Agemaki)

JP-211037

$325.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 46: Beneath the Oak (Shiigamoto)

Gekko

Chapter 46: Beneath the Oak (Shiigamoto)

JP-211036

$285.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 8: Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En)

Gekko

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

JP-211035

$345.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 9: Heart-to-Heart (Aoi)

Gekko

Chapter 9: Heart-to-Heart (Aoi)

JP-211034

$225.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 45: The Maiden of the Bridge (Hashihime)

Gekko

Chapter 45: The Maiden of the Bridge (Hashihime)

JP-211033

$245.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 1: The Paulownia Pavilion (Kiritsubo)

Gekko

Chapter 1: The Paulownia Pavilion (Kiritsubo)

JP-211032

$225.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 53: Writing Practice (Tenarai)

Gekko

Chapter 53: Writing Practice (Tenarai)

JP-211005

$345.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 52: The Mayfly (Kagero)

Gekko

Chapter 52: The Mayfly (Kagero)

JP-211004

$285.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 2: Hahakigi (The Broom Tree)

Gekko

Chapter 2: Hahakigi (The Broom Tree)

JP-210972

$225.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 50: The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya)

Gekko

Chapter 50: The Eastern Cottage (Azumaya)

JP-210969

$285.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 4: The Twilight Beauty (Yugao)

Gekko

Chapter 4: The Twilight Beauty (Yugao)

JP-210968

$285.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 49: The Ivy (Yadorigi)

Gekko

Chapter 49: The Ivy (Yadorigi)

JP-210966

$245.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 48: Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi)

Gekko

Chapter 48: Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi)

JP-210965

$385.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 54: The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no Ukihashi))

Gekko

Chapter 54: The Floating Bridge of Dreams (Yume no Ukihashi))

JP-210964

$225.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 15: A Waste of Weeds (Yomogiu)

Gekko

Chapter 15: A Waste of Weeds (Yomogiu)

JP-210962

$325.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 39: Evening Mist (Yugiri)

Gekko

Chapter 39: Evening Mist (Yugiri)

JP-210961

$245.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 38: The Bell Cricket (Suzumushi)

Gekko

Chapter 38: The Bell Cricket (Suzumushi)

JP-210960

$335.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 16: At the Pass (Sekiya)

Gekko

Chapter 16: At the Pass (Sekiya)

JP-210959

$225.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Chapter 17: The Picture Contest (E-Awase)

Gekko

Chapter 17: The Picture Contest (E-Awase)

JP-210958

$225.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Poem by Kinto

Yoshitoshi

Poem by Kinto

JP-208648

$1,400.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
General Odera Attacking the Hundred Foot Cliff with All His Might

Gekko

General Odera Attacking the Hundred Foot Cliff with All His Might

JPR-210350

$750.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Moon of Pure Snow at Asano River: The Filial Daughter Chikako

Yoshitoshi

Moon of Pure Snow at Asano River: The Filial Daughter Chikako

JP-200068

$3,800.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
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

$2,100.00
Ship
Pick up in Store
Streaked Fantail Warbler and Mandarin Orange

Keinen

Streaked Fantail Warbler and Mandarin Orange

JP-209696

$485.00
Ship
Pick up in Store