Hanga

Meiji Era

明治時代

1868–1912

About the Meiji Era

The Meiji era brought Japan's rapid modernization and opening to the West, profoundly disrupting traditional woodblock printing. As photography and lithography arrived, ukiyo-e declined commercially. Yet the period also saw innovative transitional works blending Western perspective and shading with Japanese subjects. Artists documented Japan's transformation—new railways, Western dress, and military campaigns—while the Japonisme movement in Europe created new demand for traditional prints abroad.

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Movements (3)

Artistic movements active during the Meiji Era

Traditional Mokuhanga

c. 1600–present

Meiji/Taishō Prints

明治大正版画

c. 1868–1926

Sōsaku-hanga

創作版画

c. 1905–1980

Artists (284)

Artists active during the Meiji Era

Yashima Gakutei, Japanese print artist

Yashima Gakutei

八島岳亭

1786–1868

Torii Kiyomine, Japanese print artist

Torii Kiyomine

鳥居清峰

1787–1868

Kikuchi Yōsai, Japanese print artist

Kikuchi Yōsai

菊池容斎

1788–1878

Utagawa Kunitsuna, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Kunitsuna

歌川国綱

1805–1868

Utagawa Sadahide, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Sadahide

歌川貞秀

1807–1873

Shibata Zeshin, Japanese print artist

Shibata Zeshin

柴田是真

1807–1891

Utagawa Kuniteru, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Kuniteru

歌川国輝

1808–1876

Shiokawa Bunrin, Japanese print artist

Shiokawa Bunrin

塩川文麟

1808–1877

Hasegawa Sadanobu I, Japanese print artist

Hasegawa Sadanobu I

長谷川貞信

1809–1879

Mori Kansai, Japanese print artist

Mori Kansai

森寛斎

1814–1894

Utagawa Yoshimune, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Yoshimune

歌川芳宗

1817–1880

Utagawa Yoshiume, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Yoshiume

歌川芳梅

1819–1879

Katsushika Isai, Japanese print artist

Katsushika Isai

葛飾為斎

1821–1880

Utagawa Kunisada II, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Kunisada II

二代目歌川国貞

1823–1880

Kishi Chikudō, Japanese print artist

Kishi Chikudō

岸竹堂

1826–1897

Utagawa Hiroshige II, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Hiroshige II

二代目歌川広重

1826–1869

Kawakami Tōgai, Japanese print artist

Kawakami Tōgai

川上冬崖

1827–1881

Kanō Hōgai, Japanese print artist

Kanō Hōgai

狩野芳崖

1828–1888

Utagawa Yoshifuji, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Yoshifuji

歌川芳藤

1828–1887

Utagawa Yoshiharu, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Yoshiharu

歌川芳春

1828–1888

Takahashi Yuichi, Japanese print artist

Takahashi Yuichi

高橋由一

1828–1894

Utagawa Kuniteru II, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Kuniteru II

二代歌川国輝

1830–1874

Utagawa Yoshimori, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Yoshimori

歌川芳盛

1830–1884

Taki Katei, Japanese print artist

Taki Katei

滝和亭

1830–1901

Araki Kanpo, Japanese print artist

Araki Kanpo

荒木寛畝

1831–1915

Kawanabe Kyosai, Japanese print artist

Kawanabe Kyosai

河鍋暁斎

1831–1889

Ochiai Yoshiiku, Japanese print artist

Ochiai Yoshiiku

落合芳幾

1833–1904

Mochizuki Gyokusen, Japanese print artist

Mochizuki Gyokusen

望月玉泉

1834–1913

Utagawa Kuniaki II, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Kuniaki II

二代歌川国明

1835–1888

Toyohara Kunichika, Japanese print artist

Toyohara Kunichika

豊原国周

1835–1900

Hashimoto Gahō, Japanese print artist

Hashimoto Gahō

橋本雅邦

1835–1908

Tomioka Tessai, Japanese print artist

Tomioka Tessai

富岡鉄斎

1837–1924

Toyohara Chikanobu, Japanese print artist

Toyohara Chikanobu

豊原周延

1838–1912

Numata Kashū, Japanese print artist

Numata Kashū

沼田荷舟

1838–1901

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese print artist

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

月岡芳年

1839–1892

Matsumoto Fūko, Japanese print artist

Matsumoto Fūko

松本楓湖

1840–1923

Utagawa Yoshitaki, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Yoshitaki

歌川芳滝

1841–1899

Kawabata Gyokushō, Japanese print artist

Kawabata Gyokushō

川端玉章

1842–1913

Utagawa Hiroshige III, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Hiroshige III

三代目歌川広重

1842–1894

Kobayashi Eitaku, Japanese print artist

Kobayashi Eitaku

小林永濯

1843–1890

Kōno Bairei, Japanese print artist

Kōno Bairei

幸野楳嶺

1844–1895

Torii Kiyosada, Japanese print artist

Torii Kiyosada

鳥居清貞

1844–1901

Imao Keinen, Japanese print artist

Imao Keinen

今尾景年

1845–1924

Noguchi Shōhin, Japanese print artist

Noguchi Shōhin

野口小蘋

1847–1917

Kobayashi Kiyochika, Japanese print artist

Kobayashi Kiyochika

小林清親

1847–1915

Utagawa Kunitoshi, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Kunitoshi

歌川国利

1847–1899

Utagawa Kunisada III, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Kunisada III

三代目歌川国貞

1848–1920

Hasegawa Sadanobu II, Japanese print artist

Hasegawa Sadanobu II

二代目長谷川貞信

1848–1940

Suzuki Shōnen, Japanese print artist

Suzuki Shōnen

鈴木松年

1849–1918

Andō Hiroshige IV, Japanese print artist

Andō Hiroshige IV

安藤広重四代

1849–1925

Takashima Hokkai, Japanese print artist

Takashima Hokkai

高島北海

1850–1931

Honda Kinkichirō, Japanese print artist

Honda Kinkichirō

本多錦吉郎

1850–1921

Yamamoto Hōsui, Japanese print artist

Yamamoto Hōsui

山本芳翠

1850–1906

Watanabe Seitei, Japanese print artist

Watanabe Seitei

渡辺省亭

1851–1918

Mishima Shōsō, Japanese print artist

Mishima Shōsō

三島蕉窓

1856–1928

Asai Chu, Japanese print artist

Asai Chu

浅井忠

1856–1907

Robert Blum, Japanese print artist

Robert Blum

1857–1903

Koyama Shōtarō, Japanese print artist

Koyama Shōtarō

小山正太郎

1857–1916

Yamazaki Toshinobu, Japanese print artist

Yamazaki Toshinobu

山崎年信

1857–1886

Shibata Shinsai, Japanese print artist

Shibata Shinsai

柴田真斎

1858–1895

Ogata Gekko, Japanese print artist

Ogata Gekko

尾形月耕

1859–1920

Utagawa Toyonobu, Japanese print artist

Utagawa Toyonobu

歌川豊宣

1859–1886

Charles W. Bartlett, Japanese print artist

Charles W. Bartlett

1860–1940

Suzuki Kason, Japanese print artist

Suzuki Kason

鈴木華邨

1860–1919

Takeuchi Keishu, Japanese print artist

Takeuchi Keishu

武内桂舟

1861–1942

Kikuchi Hōbun, Japanese print artist

Kikuchi Hōbun

菊池芳文

1862–1918

Tsutsui Toshimine, Japanese print artist

Tsutsui Toshimine

筒井年峰

1863–1934

Migita Toshihide, Japanese print artist

Migita Toshihide

右田年英

1863–1925

Tomioka Eisen, Japanese print artist

Tomioka Eisen

富岡永洗

1864–1905

Taniguchi Kōkyō, Japanese print artist

Taniguchi Kōkyō

谷口香嶠

1864–1915

Taguchi Beisaku, Japanese print artist

Taguchi Beisaku

田口米作

1864–1903

Kobori Tomone, Japanese print artist

Kobori Tomone

小堀鞆音

1864–1931

Inoue Yasuji, Japanese print artist

Inoue Yasuji

井上安治

1864–1889

Takeuchi Seihō, Japanese print artist

Takeuchi Seihō

竹内栖鳳

1864–1942

Kamisaka Sekka, Japanese print artist

Kamisaka Sekka

神坂雪佳

1866–1942

Nakamura Fusetsu, Japanese print artist

Nakamura Fusetsu

中村不折

1866–1943

Mizuno Toshikata, Japanese print artist

Mizuno Toshikata

水野年方

1866–1908

Kuroda Seiki, Japanese print artist

Kuroda Seiki

黒田清輝

1866–1924

Fujishima Takeji, Japanese print artist

Fujishima Takeji

藤島武二

1867–1943

Maruyama Banka, Japanese print artist

Maruyama Banka

丸山晩霞

1867–1942

Yamada Keichū, Japanese print artist

Yamada Keichū

山田敬中

1868–1934

Helen Hyde, Japanese print artist

Helen Hyde

1868–1913

Ogawa Usen, Japanese print artist

Ogawa Usen

小川芋銭

1868–1938

Yokoyama Taikan, Japanese print artist

Yokoyama Taikan

横山大観

1868–1958

Kawanabe Kyōsui, Japanese print artist

Kawanabe Kyōsui

河鍋暁翠

1868–1935

Tsukioka Kōgyo, Japanese print artist

Tsukioka Kōgyo

月岡耕漁

1869–1927

Okada Saburōsuke, Japanese print artist

Okada Saburōsuke

岡田三郎助

1869–1939

Bertha Lum, Japanese print artist

Bertha Lum

1869–1954

Okakura Shūsui, Japanese print artist

Okakura Shūsui

岡倉秋水

1869–1950

Yamamoto Shoun, Japanese print artist

Yamamoto Shoun

山本昇雲

1870–1965

Kajita Hanko, Japanese print artist

Kajita Hanko

梶田半古

1870–1917

Ōshita Tōjirō, Japanese print artist

Ōshita Tōjirō

大下藤次郎

1870–1911

Tsuchiya Koitsu, Japanese print artist

Tsuchiya Koitsu

土屋光逸

1870–1949

Tsuji Kakō, Japanese print artist

Tsuji Kakō

都路華香

1870–1931

Yamamoto Shunkyo, Japanese print artist

Yamamoto Shunkyo

山元春挙

1871–1933

Takahashi Shotei, Japanese print artist

Takahashi Shotei

高橋松亭

1871–1945

Koho Shoda, Japanese print artist

Koho Shoda

庄田耕峰

1871–1946

Shōda Kōhō, Japanese print artist

Shōda Kōhō

庄田耕峰

1871–1946

Araki Jippo, Japanese print artist

Araki Jippo

荒木十畝

1872–1944

Shimomura Kanzan, Japanese print artist

Shimomura Kanzan

下村観山

1873–1930

Kawai Gyokudō, Japanese print artist

Kawai Gyokudō

川合玉堂

1873–1957

Yoshimune Arai, Japanese print artist

Yoshimune Arai

荒井芳宗

1873–1945

C

Chigusa Sōun

千種掃雲

1873–1944

Hishida Shunsō, Japanese print artist

Hishida Shunsō

菱田春草

1874–1911

Komuro Suiun, Japanese print artist

Komuro Suiun

小室翠雲

1874–1945

Wada Eisaku, Japanese print artist

Wada Eisaku

和田英作

1874–1959

Watanabe Nobukazu, Japanese print artist

Watanabe Nobukazu

渡辺延一

1874–1944

Mabel Royds, Japanese print artist

Mabel Royds

1874–1941

Kamoshita Chōko, Japanese print artist

Kamoshita Chōko

鴨下晁湖

1874–1950

Hiromitsu Nakazawa, Japanese print artist

Hiromitsu Nakazawa

中沢弘光

1874–1964

Kawakita Kahō, Japanese print artist

Kawakita Kahō

川北霞峰

1875–1940

Furuya Kōrin, Japanese print artist

Furuya Kōrin

古谷紅麟

1875–1910

Hamada Josen, Japanese print artist

Hamada Josen

浜田如洗

1875

Uemura Shoen, Japanese print artist

Uemura Shoen

上村松園

1875–1949

Ishikawa Toraji, Japanese print artist

Ishikawa Toraji

石川寅治

1875–1964

Hisui Sugiura, Japanese print artist

Hisui Sugiura

杉浦非水

1876–1965

Kitazawa Rakuten, Japanese print artist

Kitazawa Rakuten

北澤楽天

1876–1955

Hiroshi Yoshida, Japanese print artist

Hiroshi Yoshida

吉田博

1876–1950

Igawa Sengai, Japanese print artist

Igawa Sengai

井川洗崖

1876–1961

Ohara Koson, Japanese print artist

Ohara Koson

小原古邨

1877–1945

Nishimura Goun, Japanese print artist

Nishimura Goun

西村五雲

1877–1938

Konoshima Ōkoku, Japanese print artist

Konoshima Ōkoku

木島桜谷

1877–1938

Nakagawa Hachirō, Japanese print artist

Nakagawa Hachirō

中川八郎

1877–1922

Hirafuku Hyakusui, Japanese print artist

Hirafuku Hyakusui

平福百穂

1877–1933

Kosaka Gajin, Japanese print artist

Kosaka Gajin

上坂雅人

1877–1953

Akamatsu Rinsaku, Japanese print artist

Akamatsu Rinsaku

赤松麟作

1878–1953

Kaburaki Kiyokata, Japanese print artist

Kaburaki Kiyokata

鏑木清方

1878–1972

Uehara Konen, Japanese print artist

Uehara Konen

上原古年

1878–1940

Tomita Keisen, Japanese print artist

Tomita Keisen

冨田渓仙

1879–1936

Tanigami Kōnan, Japanese print artist

Tanigami Kōnan

谷上廣南

1879–1928

Hirano Hakuhō, Japanese print artist

Hirano Hakuhō

平野白峰

1879–1957

Kikuchi Keigetsu, Japanese print artist

Kikuchi Keigetsu

菊池契月

1879–1955

Yamamoto Eishun, Japanese print artist

Yamamoto Eishun

山本英春

1879

Hashiguchi Goyo, Japanese print artist

Hashiguchi Goyo

橋口五葉

1880–1921

Kitano Tsunetomi, Japanese print artist

Kitano Tsunetomi

北野恒富

1880–1947

S

Saitō Toyosaku

斎藤豊作

1880–1951

Tsuda Seifū, Japanese print artist

Tsuda Seifū

津田青楓

1880–1978

Morita Tsunetomo, Japanese print artist

Morita Tsunetomo

森田恒友

1881–1933

Gesso Yoshimoto, Japanese print artist

Gesso Yoshimoto

吉本月荘

1881–1936

Hasegawa Sadanobu III, Japanese print artist

Hasegawa Sadanobu III

長谷川貞信三世

1881–1963

Y

Yamashita Shintarō

山下新太郎

1881–1966

Hirezaki Eiho, Japanese print artist

Hirezaki Eiho

鰭崎英朋

1881–1968

Kogan Tobari, Japanese print artist

Kogan Tobari

戸張孤雁

1882–1927

Oda Kazuma, Japanese print artist

Oda Kazuma

織田一磨

1882–1956

Aoki Shigeru, Japanese print artist

Aoki Shigeru

青木繁

1882–1911

Kanae Yamamoto, Japanese print artist

Kanae Yamamoto

山本鼎

1882–1946

Arishima Ikuma, Japanese print artist

Arishima Ikuma

有島生馬

1882–1974

Ishii Hakutei, Japanese print artist

Ishii Hakutei

石井柏亭

1882–1958

Oda Kazuma, Japanese print artist

Oda Kazuma

織田一磨

1882–1956

S

Sakamoto Hanjirō

坂本繁二郎

1882–1969

Kobayashi Kokei, Japanese print artist

Kobayashi Kokei

小林古径

1883–1957

Ikeda Terukata, Japanese print artist

Ikeda Terukata

池田輝方

1883–1921

Hashimoto Kansetsu, Japanese print artist

Hashimoto Kansetsu

橋本関雪

1883–1945

Kawase Hasui, Japanese print artist

Kawase Hasui

川瀬巴水

1883–1957

Miki Suizan, Japanese print artist

Miki Suizan

三木翠山

1883–1957

Wada Sanzo, Japanese print artist

Wada Sanzo

和田三造

1883–1967

T

Takeo Terasaki

寺崎武男

1883–1967

Kitaōji Rosanjin, Japanese print artist

Kitaōji Rosanjin

北大路魯山人

1883–1959

Kondō Kōichirō, Japanese print artist

Kondō Kōichirō

近藤浩一路

1884–1962

Ito Sozan, Japanese print artist

Ito Sozan

伊藤宗山

1884

Walter J. Phillips, Japanese print artist

Walter J. Phillips

1884–1963

Takehisa Yumeji, Japanese print artist

Takehisa Yumeji

竹久夢二

1884–1934

Fritz Capelari, Japanese print artist

Fritz Capelari

フリッツ・カペラリ

1884–1950

Y

Yasuda Yukihiko

安田靫彦

1884–1978

Kawabata Ryūshi, Japanese print artist

Kawabata Ryūshi

川端龍子

1885–1966

Noël Nouët, Japanese print artist

Noël Nouët

1885–1969

Yamamura Toyonari, Japanese print artist

Yamamura Toyonari

山村豊成

1885–1942

Obata Chiura, Japanese print artist

Obata Chiura

小圃千浦

1885–1975

M

Maeda Seison

前田青邨

1885–1977

Yamamura Kōka, Japanese print artist

Yamamura Kōka

山村耕花

1885–1942

Aoyama Kumaji, Japanese print artist

Aoyama Kumaji

青山熊治

1886–1932

T

Tomimoto Kenkichi

富本憲吉

1886–1963

Ikeda Shōen, Japanese print artist

Ikeda Shōen

池田蕉園

1886–1917

Natori Shunsen, Japanese print artist

Natori Shunsen

名取春仙

1886–1960

I

Ishii Tsuruzō

石井鶴三

1887–1973

Shimizu Toshi, Japanese print artist

Shimizu Toshi

清水登之

1887–1945

Kato Shinmei, Japanese print artist

Kato Shinmei

加藤晋明

1887

Komura Settai, Japanese print artist

Komura Settai

小村雪岱

1887–1940

Alexandre Iacovleff, Japanese print artist

Alexandre Iacovleff

1887–1938

Elizabeth Keith, Japanese print artist

Elizabeth Keith

エリザベス・キース

1887–1956

Fujio Yoshida, Japanese print artist

Fujio Yoshida

吉田ふじを

1887–1987

Ohno Bakufu, Japanese print artist

Ohno Bakufu

大野麦風

1888–1976

Takabatake Kashō, Japanese print artist

Takabatake Kashō

高畠華宵

1888–1966

U

Umehara Ryūzaburō

梅原龍三郎

1888–1986

Yasui Sōtarō, Japanese print artist

Yasui Sōtarō

安井曾太郎

1888–1955

Maekawa Senpan, Japanese print artist

Maekawa Senpan

前川千帆

1888–1960

Murakami Kagaku, Japanese print artist

Murakami Kagaku

村上華岳

1888–1939

M

Maekawa Senpan

前川千帆

1888–1960

Yoshijiro Urushibara, Japanese print artist

Yoshijiro Urushibara

漆原木虫

1888–1953

Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Japanese print artist

Yasuo Kuniyoshi

国吉康雄

1889–1953

C

Cyrus Leroy Baldridge

1889–1977

Shodo Kawarazaki, Japanese print artist

Shodo Kawarazaki

河原崎奨堂

1889–1973

Manjirō Terauchi, Japanese print artist

Manjirō Terauchi

寺内萬治郎

1890–1964

T

Tsuruta Gorō

鶴田吾郎

1890–1969

Kawai Kanjirō, Japanese print artist

Kawai Kanjirō

河井寬次郎

1890–1966

Kishida Ryūsei, Japanese print artist

Kishida Ryūsei

岸田劉生

1891–1929

Nagase Yoshio, Japanese print artist

Nagase Yoshio

永瀬義郎

1891–1978

Hasegawa Toshiyuki, Japanese print artist

Hasegawa Toshiyuki

長谷川利行

1891–1940

Suda Kunitarō, Japanese print artist

Suda Kunitarō

須田國太郎

1891–1961

Insho Domoto, Japanese print artist

Insho Domoto

堂本印象

1891–1975

Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Japanese print artist

Kiyoshi Hasegawa

長谷川潔

1891–1980

Onchi Koshiro, Japanese print artist

Onchi Koshiro

恩地孝四郎

1891–1955

Fujimori Shizuo, Japanese print artist

Fujimori Shizuo

藤森静雄

1891–1943

Ota Masamitsu, Japanese print artist

Ota Masamitsu

太田雅光

1892–1975

Shima Seien, Japanese print artist

Shima Seien

島成園

1892–1970

Kimura Shōhachi, Japanese print artist

Kimura Shōhachi

木村荘八

1893–1958

Kishio Koizumi, Japanese print artist

Kishio Koizumi

小泉癸巳男

1893–1945

Aoyama Masaharu, Japanese print artist

Aoyama Masaharu

青山正治

1893–1969

Y

Yamaguchi Hōshun

山口蓬春

1893–1971

Ito Takashi, Japanese print artist

Ito Takashi

伊東孝

1894–1982

Hide Kawanishi, Japanese print artist

Hide Kawanishi

川西英

1894–1965

Gyoshu Hayami, Japanese print artist

Gyoshu Hayami

速水御舟

1894–1935

Hayami Gyoshū, Japanese print artist

Hayami Gyoshū

速水御舟

1894–1935

T

Takei Takeo

武井武雄

1894–1983

Kanpo Yoshikawa, Japanese print artist

Kanpo Yoshikawa

吉川観方

1894–1979

Lillian May Miller, Japanese print artist

Lillian May Miller

1895–1943

Hiratsuka Un'ichi, Japanese print artist

Hiratsuka Un'ichi

平塚運一

1895–1997

S

Serizawa Keisuke

芹沢銈介

1895–1984

Sumio Kawakami, Japanese print artist

Sumio Kawakami

川上澄生

1895–1972

Henmi Takashi, Japanese print artist

Henmi Takashi

逸見享

1895–1944

Paul Jacoulet, Japanese print artist

Paul Jacoulet

ポール・ジャクレー

1896–1960

Gen Yamaguchi, Japanese print artist

Gen Yamaguchi

山口源

1896–1976

T

Tsubaki Sadao

椿貞雄

1896–1957

Tsuchiya Rakuzan, Japanese print artist

Tsuchiya Rakuzan

土屋楽山

1896–1976

Sakuichi Fukazawa, Japanese print artist

Sakuichi Fukazawa

深沢索一

1896–1947

Thomas Handforth, Japanese print artist

Thomas Handforth

1897–1948

Hatsuyama Shigeru, Japanese print artist

Hatsuyama Shigeru

初山滋

1897–1973

Kanenori Suwa, Japanese print artist

Kanenori Suwa

諏訪兼紀

1897–1932

Yamaguchi Susumu, Japanese print artist

Yamaguchi Susumu

山口進

1897–1983

Koji Fukiya, Japanese print artist

Koji Fukiya

蕗谷虹児

1898–1979

Ito Shinsui, Japanese print artist

Ito Shinsui

伊東深水

1898–1972

Shiro Kasamatsu, Japanese print artist

Shiro Kasamatsu

笠松紫浪

1898–1991

Yoshitoshi Mori, Japanese print artist

Yoshitoshi Mori

森義利

1898–1992

Yūzō Saeki, Japanese print artist

Yūzō Saeki

佐伯祐三

1898–1928

Yamakawa Shuho, Japanese print artist

Yamakawa Shuho

山川秀峰

1898–1944

Okiie Hashimoto, Japanese print artist

Okiie Hashimoto

橋本興家

1899–1993

Kobayakawa Kiyoshi, Japanese print artist

Kobayakawa Kiyoshi

小早川清

1899–1948

Asada Benji, Japanese print artist

Asada Benji

浅田弁治

1899–1984

Yanagase Keisuke, Japanese print artist

Yanagase Keisuke

柳瀬正夢

1900–1945

Takeji Asano, Japanese print artist

Takeji Asano

浅野竹二

1900–1999

Torii Kotondo, Japanese print artist

Torii Kotondo

鳥居言人

1900–1976

Kamei Tobei, Japanese print artist

Kamei Tobei

亀井東平

1901–1977

Sentaro Iwata, Japanese print artist

Sentaro Iwata

岩田専太郎

1901–1974

Tomoo Inagaki, Japanese print artist

Tomoo Inagaki

稲垣知雄

1902–1980

Tomikichiro Tokuriki, Japanese print artist

Tomikichiro Tokuriki

徳力富吉郎

1902–1999

Umetaro Azechi, Japanese print artist

Umetaro Azechi

畦地梅太郎

1902–1999

Inagaki Toshijiro, Japanese print artist

Inagaki Toshijiro

稲垣稔次郎

1902–1963

Asai Kiyoshi, Japanese print artist

Asai Kiyoshi

朝井清

1902–1968

Willy Seiler, Japanese print artist

Willy Seiler

1903–1997

Migishi Kōtarō, Japanese print artist

Migishi Kōtarō

三岸好太郎

1903–1934

Pieter Irwin Brown, Japanese print artist

Pieter Irwin Brown

1903–1988

Shiko Munakata, Japanese print artist

Shiko Munakata

棟方志功

1903–1975

Katsuhira Tokushi, Japanese print artist

Katsuhira Tokushi

勝平得之

1904–1971

Ueno Tadamasa, Japanese print artist

Ueno Tadamasa

上野忠雅

1904–1970

Okumura Koichi, Japanese print artist

Okumura Koichi

奥村厚一

1904–1974

Maeda Masao, Japanese print artist

Maeda Masao

前田政雄

1904–1974

H

Hashimoto Meiji

橋本明治

1904–1991

Maeda Masao, Japanese print artist

Maeda Masao

前田政雄

1904–1974

Waichi Hayashi, Japanese print artist

Waichi Hayashi

林和一

1905–1975

Jiro Yoshihara, Japanese print artist

Jiro Yoshihara

吉原 治良

1905–1972

Y

Yoshioka Kenji

吉岡堅二

1906–1990

Kotozuka Eiichi, Japanese print artist

Kotozuka Eiichi

琴塚英一

1906–1979

Kihei Sasajima, Japanese print artist

Kihei Sasajima

笹島喜平

1906–1993

Edward Millman, Japanese print artist

Edward Millman

1907–1964

Gihachiro Okuyama, Japanese print artist

Gihachiro Okuyama

奥山儀八郎

1907–1981

Saito Kiyoshi, Japanese print artist

Saito Kiyoshi

斎藤清

1907–1997

Shimura Tatsumi, Japanese print artist

Shimura Tatsumi

志村立美

1907–1980

H

Higashiyama Kaii

東山魁夷

1908–1999

Tsukioka Gyokusei, Japanese print artist

Tsukioka Gyokusei

月岡玉成

1908–1994

Takumi Shinagawa, Japanese print artist

Takumi Shinagawa

品川工

1908–2009

Tadashige Ono, Japanese print artist

Tadashige Ono

小野忠重

1909–1990

Yozo Hamaguchi, Japanese print artist

Yozo Hamaguchi

浜口陽三

1909–2000

Motoi Oi, Japanese print artist

Motoi Oi

大井基

1910–2004

Ito Nisaburo, Japanese print artist

Ito Nisaburo

伊藤仁三郎

1910–1988

Hiroyuki Tajima, Japanese print artist

Hiroyuki Tajima

田島博之

1911–1984

Nishiyama Hideo, Japanese print artist

Nishiyama Hideo

西山英雄

1911–1989

Waichi Tsutaka, Japanese print artist

Waichi Tsutaka

津高和一

1911–1995

Toshi Yoshida, Japanese print artist

Toshi Yoshida

吉田遠志

1911–1995

Fujimaki Yoshio, Japanese print artist

Fujimaki Yoshio

藤牧義夫

1911–1935

Nakao Yoshitaka, Japanese print artist

Nakao Yoshitaka

中尾義隆

1911–1994

Keiko Minami, Japanese print artist

Keiko Minami

南桂子

1911–2004

Mizufune Rokushu, Japanese print artist

Mizufune Rokushu

水船六洲

1912–1980

Iwami Furusawa, Japanese print artist

Iwami Furusawa

古沢岩美

1912–2000

Matsumoto Shunsuke, Japanese print artist

Matsumoto Shunsuke

松本竣介

1912–1948

Notable Works

Works created during the Meiji Era

Flathead (Kochi) and Eggplants (Nasubi), from the series A Shoal of Fishes (Uo-zukushi) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Flathead (Kochi) and Eggplants (Nasubi), from the series A Shoal of Fishes (Uo-zukushi)

late 19th century

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Triptych: Village of Cherry Blossoms, from the series Esteemed Towns and Villages (Tôsei furaku tsû), Meiji period, 1897 by Miyagawa Shuntei

Triptych: Village of Cherry Blossoms, from the series Esteemed Towns and Villages (Tôsei furaku tsû), Meiji period, 1897

Meiji period, 1868-1912

Woodblock print

Five Butterflies (Facsimilie) by Kubo Shunman

Five Butterflies (Facsimilie)

Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Color woodblock print

Negoro no Komitsucha by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Negoro no Komitsucha

1868, 9th lunar month

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Nine-Tailed-Turtle Tao Zongwang by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Nine-Tailed-Turtle Tao Zongwang

1868, 7th lunar month

Preparatory drawing for a print, ink and color on paper

Sugaya Kuemon by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Sugaya Kuemon

1868, 8th lunar month

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

The Boatman Zhang Heng by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Boatman Zhang Heng

1868, 8th lunar month

Preparatory drawing for a print, ink and color on paper

Yamamoto Kansuke Killing a Wild Boar by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Yamamoto Kansuke Killing a Wild Boar

1868, 4th lunar month

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Crow on pine branch. by Kawanabe Kyosai

Crow on pine branch.

about 1868-1889

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Kyumonryu Shishin by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kyumonryu Shishin

1868

Japanese woodblock print

Waterfall by Shibata Zeshin

Waterfall

Meiji period (1868–1912)

Album leaf; inks and color on paper

11, Chikamatsu Kanroku Minamoto Yukishige by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

11, Chikamatsu Kanroku Minamoto Yukishige

1868, 6th lunar month

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Frequently Asked Questions

The Meiji Era (明治時代) ran from 1868 to 1912.

The Meiji era brought Japan's rapid modernization and opening to the West, profoundly disrupting traditional woodblock printing. As photography and lithography arrived, ukiyo-e declined commercially. Yet the period also saw innovative transitional works blending Western perspective and shading with Japanese subjects. Artists documented Japan's transformation—new railways, Western dress, and military campaigns—while the Japonisme movement in Europe created new demand for traditional prints abroad.

Traditional Mokuhanga, Meiji/Taishō Prints, and Sōsaku-hanga were among the movements active during the Meiji Era.

Hanga catalogues 284 artists whose careers overlap with the Meiji Era (1868–1912).

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