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Meiji Era, 1868 - 1912

The Meiji Era marked the end of the feudal system under the shoguns with the restoration of the Emperor to power. The Tokugawa Shogunate ended in 1868, and Prince Mutsuhito became the first Emperor of the Meiji era. The new political system abolished the samurai class, and Japan underwent rapid modernization, embracing Western technology, governance, and social structure.

These changes affected the art of woodblock prints as well. The introduction of new imported synthetic and aniline dyes produced the bright reds and purples common to Meiji era prints. Subject matter also reflected the changing culture, with prints depicting modern stone buildings or new technology such as trains or telephone wires. Other designs reflect the incorporation of Western fashions into society, with accessories such umbrellas, hats, canes, and shoes showing the modernity of the wearer. Some artists also showed a greater interest in Western art techniques such as perspective and shading, elements not seen in earlier Japanese woodblocks.

While kabuki and beauty prints remained popular, contemporary subject matter also included senso-e or (war pictures), most often of the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877 and the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 -1895. Famous artists of the Meiji era include Yoshitoshi, Kunichika, and Chikanobu. Vibrant color and attention to detail characterize the the woodblocks of the Meiji era.

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Courtesans of Daimonji-ro, 1883 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Courtesans of Daimonji-ro, 1883
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
$125.00 Fixed Price
Beauties of the Inamoto-ro, 1883 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Beauties of the Inamoto-ro, 1883
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
$125.00 Fixed Price
Courtesans of Daimonji-ro, 1884 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Courtesans of Daimonji-ro, 1884
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
$125.00 Fixed Price
Ketani Mondo Raising His Sword, 1875 by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Ketani Mondo Raising His Sword, 1875
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
$165.00 Fixed Price
Sword Fight in Front of a Curtain by Ginko (active 1874 - 1897)
Sword Fight in Front of a Curtain
Ginko (active 1874 - 1897)
$395.00 Fixed Price
The Syllable Ni: Ichikawa Kuzo as Takebayashi Tadashichi by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
The Syllable Ni: Ichikawa Kuzo as Takebayashi Tadashichi
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Great series!
$265.00 Fixed Price
The Syllable Mu: Bando Taro as Mase Magokuro by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
The Syllable Mu: Bando Taro as Mase Magokuro
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Great series!
$265.00 Fixed Price
The Syllable U: Nakamura Kanjaku as Horibe Yasubei by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
The Syllable U: Nakamura Kanjaku as Horibe Yasubei
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Great series!
$265.00 Fixed Price
The Syllable Su: Ichikawa Monnosuke as Yato Yomoshichi by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
The Syllable Su: Ichikawa Monnosuke as Yato Yomoshichi
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Great series!
$265.00 Fixed Price
The Syllable Ro: Sawamura Tanosuke as Oishi Chikara Yoshikane by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
The Syllable Ro: Sawamura Tanosuke as Oishi Chikara Yoshikane
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Great series!
$265.00 Fixed Price
The Syllable Ra: Nakamura Fukusuke as Senba Saburobei by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
The Syllable Ra: Nakamura Fukusuke as Senba Saburobei
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Great series!
$265.00 Fixed Price
The Syllable O: Bando Kakitsu as Kurahashi Densuke with Onoe Kikugoro as Yatagoro by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
The Syllable O: Bando Kakitsu as Kurahashi Densuke with Onoe Kikugoro as Yatagoro
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Great series!
$265.00 Fixed Price
The Syllable Yo: Bando Shinsui as Yoshida Chuemon by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
The Syllable Yo: Bando Shinsui as Yoshida Chuemon
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Great series!
$265.00 Fixed Price
Fish Seller by Tsukioka Koun (active circa 1900)
Fish Seller
Tsukioka Koun (active circa 1900)
$95.00 Fixed Price
Aoyama Parade Ground Grand Review by Toshimasa (active circa 1890s)
Aoyama Parade Ground Grand Review
Toshimasa (active circa 1890s)
$185.00 Fixed Price
Minamoto Yorimasa with his Bow Awaiting the Nue by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Minamoto Yorimasa with his Bow Awaiting the Nue
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$245.00 Fixed Price
Fuwa Banzaemon in a Tanzen Costume by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Fuwa Banzaemon in a Tanzen Costume
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$245.00 Fixed Price
Shimada: The Oi River, 1865 by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Shimada: The Oi River, 1865
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$495.00 Fixed Price
Shinagawa, 1865 by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Shinagawa, 1865
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$495.00 Fixed Price
Saga no Dairyo beneath a Cherry Tree by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Saga no Dairyo beneath a Cherry Tree
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$445.00 Fixed Price
Scene from Senzai Soga Genji no Ishizue, 1885 by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Scene from Senzai Soga Genji no Ishizue, 1885
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
$195.00 Fixed Price
Edo, Snow at Yoshiwara, Urazato, No. 29 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Edo, Snow at Yoshiwara, Urazato, No. 29
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Especially fine Chikanobu Snow, Moon, Flowers designs
$235.00 Fixed Price
Echigo, Snow in Niigata, Ayume and Takane, No. 35 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Echigo, Snow in Niigata, Ayume and Takane, No. 35
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Especially fine Chikanobu Snow, Moon, Flowers designs
$235.00 Fixed Price
Yamato, Utabiko, Lady Kasuga and Princess Chujo, No. 8 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Yamato, Utabiko, Lady Kasuga and Princess Chujo, No. 8
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Especially fine Chikanobu Snow, Moon, Flowers designs
$235.00 Fixed Price
Yamato, Snow at Yoshino, Lady Shizuka, Yoshitsune and Benkei, No. 4 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Yamato, Snow at Yoshino, Lady Shizuka, Yoshitsune and Benkei, No. 4
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Especially fine Chikanobu Snow, Moon, Flowers designs
$235.00 Fixed Price
Boshu, Flowers of Kominato, Lotus Pond, Myomeijiro and His Wife Umechiyo, No. 42  by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Boshu, Flowers of Kominato, Lotus Pond, Myomeijiro and His Wife Umechiyo, No. 42
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Especially fine Chikanobu Snow, Moon, Flowers designs
$235.00 Fixed Price
Rest by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Rest
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Beautiful, rare Meiji triptych
$1255.00 Fixed Price
Magician and Archer in Wolf Skin by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Magician and Archer in Wolf Skin
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Fantastic, rarely seen Chikanobu design
$1675.00 Fixed Price
Number Game, 1897 by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Number Game, 1897
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Charming Children's Customs series
$95.00 Fixed Price
Playing Caterpillar, 1896 by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Playing Caterpillar, 1896
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Charming Children's Customs series
$95.00 Fixed Price
Ichikawa Sadanji and Ichikawa Danjuro by Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Ichikawa Sadanji and Ichikawa Danjuro
Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
$95.00 Fixed Price
Daimyo Gesturing at a Ship in the Distance, 1878 by Sadanobu II (1848 - 1940)
Daimyo Gesturing at a Ship in the Distance, 1878
Sadanobu II (1848 - 1940)
$125.00 Fixed Price
Ichikawa Sadanji as a Samurai by Meiji era artist (unsigned)
Ichikawa Sadanji as a Samurai
Meiji era artist (unsigned)
Fantastic musha-e design!
$135.00 Fixed Price
A Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
A Buddhist Monk Receives Cassia Seeds on a Moonlit Night
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$675.00 Fixed Price
Cooling Off at Shijo by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Cooling Off at Shijo
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$985.00 Fixed Price
Moon on the Sumida River by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Moon on the Sumida River
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$985.00 Fixed Price
Shizu Peak Moon by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Shizu Peak Moon
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$1375.00 Fixed Price
Spirit of the Plum Tree by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Spirit of the Plum Tree
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$775.00 Fixed Price
Musashi Plain Moon by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Musashi Plain Moon
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$4250.00 Fixed Price
Yamashiro, Flowers of Daigo-ji, Chancellor Hideyoshi and Lady Yodogimi, No. 45 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Yamashiro, Flowers of Daigo-ji, Chancellor Hideyoshi and Lady Yodogimi, No. 45
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Especially fine Chikanobu Snow, Moon, Flowers designs
$215.00 Fixed Price
Famous Places of Tokyo: Spectacles Bridge by Hiroshige III (1843 - 1894)
Famous Places of Tokyo: Spectacles Bridge
Hiroshige III (1843 - 1894)
$325.00 Fixed Price
Edo, Flowers of Yoshiwara, the Courtesan Katsuragi, Fuwa Banzaemon and Nagoya Sanza, No. 6 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Edo, Flowers of Yoshiwara, the Courtesan Katsuragi, Fuwa Banzaemon and Nagoya Sanza, No. 6
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Especially fine Chikanobu Snow, Moon, Flowers designs
$275.00 Fixed Price
Shinano Province, Moon over Rice Fields, Mochizuki Saemon, Inspector Ozawa, Yasuda's wife Shiragiku, and Hanawakamaru, No. 26 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Shinano Province, Moon over Rice Fields, Mochizuki Saemon, Inspector Ozawa, Yasuda's wife Shiragiku, and Hanawakamaru, No. 26
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Especially fine Chikanobu Snow, Moon, Flowers designs
$275.00 Fixed Price
Echigo, Snow in Niigata, Ayume and Takane, No. 35 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Echigo, Snow in Niigata, Ayume and Takane, No. 35
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Especially fine Chikanobu Snow, Moon, Flowers designs
$275.00 Fixed Price
A Comic Entertainment of the Seven Lucky Gods, 1882 by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
A Comic Entertainment of the Seven Lucky Gods, 1882
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$1575.00 Fixed Price
Playing Ball by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Playing Ball
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Lovely, classic Chikanobu beauty design
$495.00 Fixed Price
Cherry Blossom Viewing by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Cherry Blossom Viewing
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Lovely, classic Chikanobu beauty design
$495.00 Fixed Price
Beauties Visiting a Waterfall by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Beauties Visiting a Waterfall
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Lovely, classic Chikanobu beauty design
$495.00 Fixed Price
Wisteria Viewing at Ushijima by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Wisteria Viewing at Ushijima
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Lovely, classic Chikanobu beauty design
$495.00 Fixed Price
Mount Ashigara Moon by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Mount Ashigara Moon
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$575.00 Fixed Price

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