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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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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
Seson Temple Moon by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Seson Temple Moon
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$575.00 Fixed Price
The Moon's Inner Vision  by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
The Moon's Inner Vision
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$775.00 Fixed Price
Hazy-night Moon by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Hazy-night Moon
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
$3250.00 Fixed Price
Shimosa, Snow at Iwahashi, Kiuchi Sogoro, No. 20 by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Shimosa, Snow at Iwahashi, Kiuchi Sogoro, No. 20
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Especially fine Chikanobu Snow, Moon, Flowers designs
$285.00 Fixed Price
Visiting Senso-ji Temple by Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
Visiting Senso-ji Temple
Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)
$575.00 Fixed Price
Chrysanthemums at Dango Slope by Gekko (1859 - 1920)
Chrysanthemums at Dango Slope
Gekko (1859 - 1920)
Lovely beauties triptych, rarely seen
$495.00 Fixed Price
Takakuraya Sukeshichi, 1867 by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Takakuraya Sukeshichi, 1867
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
A Fuji Arts Fine & Rare Yoshitoshi Exhibition Item
$1875.00 Fixed Price
February: Plum Viewing by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
February: Plum Viewing
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Complete Shuntei Meiji beauty series, fine condition
$875.00 Fixed Price
Picture of Trade with Many Nations in a Large French Port, 1866 by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
Picture of Trade with Many Nations in a Large French Port, 1866
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
A Fuji Arts Fine & Rare Yoshitoshi Exhibition Item
$5650.00 Fixed Price
The Battle of Honno-ji Temple, 1868 by Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
The Battle of Honno-ji Temple, 1868
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)
A Fuji Arts Fine & Rare Yoshitoshi Exhibition Item
$2250.00 Fixed Price
January: The Shuttlecock by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
January: The Shuttlecock
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Complete Shuntei Meiji beauty series, fine condition
$895.00 Fixed Price
March: Playing under the Cherry by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
March: Playing under the Cherry
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Complete Shuntei Meiji beauty series, fine condition
$895.00 Fixed Price
April: Peonies by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
April: Peonies
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Complete Shuntei Meiji beauty series, fine condition
$895.00 Fixed Price
June: Iris Garden by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
June: Iris Garden
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Complete Shuntei Meiji beauty series, fine condition
$895.00 Fixed Price
July: Bathing in the Sea by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
July: Bathing in the Sea
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Complete Shuntei Meiji beauty series, fine condition
$895.00 Fixed Price
August: Full Moon by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
August: Full Moon
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Complete Shuntei Meiji beauty series, fine condition
$895.00 Fixed Price
September: Autumn Garden by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
September: Autumn Garden
Miyagawa Shuntei (1873 - 1914)
Complete Shuntei Meiji beauty series, fine condition
$895.00 Fixed Price

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