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Meiji period

14 works the museums file under Meiji period. Most are dated between 1867 and 1895.

14works
62average lightness (0–100)
17average colourfulness
1867–1895dates

Combined colour mix

Grey 29% · Gold & ochre 23% · White & cream 16% · Red 11% · Brown 8%

Artists here: Yoshitoshi (8), Toyohara Kunichika (4)

Banzuiin Chōbei, from the series Story of Brocades of the East in the Floating World (Azuma no hana ukiyo kōdan - Banzuiin Chōbei), Yoshitoshi Banzuiin Chōbei, from the series Story of Brocades of the East in the Floating World (Azuma no hana ukiyo kōdan - Banzuiin Chōbei) Yoshitoshi, 10th month, 1867 Illustration of Steam Locomotive Tracks at Takanawa, from the series Famous Places in Tokyo (Tōkyō meishō Takanawa-jōki kikansha no zen zu), Yoshitoshi Illustration of Steam Locomotive Tracks at Takanawa, from the series Famous Places in Tokyo (Tōkyō meishō Takanawa-jōki kikansha no zen zu) Yoshitoshi, 1872 Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor, Ichikawa Danjūrō plays as Sanjō, Toyohara Kunichika Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor, Ichikawa Danjūrō plays as Sanjō Toyohara Kunichika, 1875 Postal Hōchi Newspaper no. 645, Englishman raping a wine shopkeeper's daughter (Yūbin Hōchi shinbun, roppyaku yonjū gogō), Yoshitoshi Postal Hōchi Newspaper no. 645, Englishman raping a wine shopkeeper's daughter (Yūbin Hōchi shinbun, roppyaku yonjū gogō) Yoshitoshi, August, 1875 Chronicle of the Imperial Restoration (Kōkoku isshin kenbunshi), Yoshitoshi Chronicle of the Imperial Restoration (Kōkoku isshin kenbunshi) Yoshitoshi, June, 1876 Police Superintendant's Party: A Gift of Food and Drink, Yoshitoshi Police Superintendant's Party: A Gift of Food and Drink Yoshitoshi, September 1877 Ichikawa Kodanji as Seppu Shinsuke, Ichikawa Sadanji as Kishino Toshiaki, Ichikawa Danjūrō as Saijō Takamori, Onoe Kikugorō as Kurata Shinpachirō, Nakamura Chūtarō as Shōtarō, Onoe Kikunosuke as Magoichi, and Ichikawa Kōsaku as Tokumaru in the play Okige no kumo harau asa gochi, Toyohara Kunichika Ichikawa Kodanji as Seppu Shinsuke, Ichikawa Sadanji as Kishino Toshiaki, Ichikawa Danjūrō as Saijō Takamori, Onoe Kikugorō as Kurata Shinpachirō, Nakamura Chūtarō as Shōtarō, Onoe Kikunosuke as Magoichi, and Ichikawa Kōsaku as Tokumaru in the play Okige no kumo harau asa gochi Toyohara Kunichika, March, 1878 Collection of Desires, Wish for Foreign Travel (Mitate Tai zukushi-yōkō ga shitai), Yoshitoshi Collection of Desires, Wish for Foreign Travel (Mitate Tai zukushi-yōkō ga shitai) Yoshitoshi, January, 1878 Illustration of Ladies-in-waiting boarding at a station (Kanjo sutēshon chakusha zu), Yoshitoshi Illustration of Ladies-in-waiting boarding at a station (Kanjo sutēshon chakusha zu) Yoshitoshi, 1879 Splendor of the Procession of General Grant from America (Beikoku Guranto-shi go tsūkō no han'ei), Toyohara Kunichika Splendor of the Procession of General Grant from America (Beikoku Guranto-shi go tsūkō no han'ei) Toyohara Kunichika, 1879 Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi/Yanagibashi: 12 Noon. (Shinyanagi nijūyo-ji, gozen jūni-ji), Yoshitoshi Twenty-Four Hours at Shinbashi/Yanagibashi: 12 Noon. (Shinyanagi nijūyo-ji, gozen jūni-ji) Yoshitoshi, 1880 Ichikawa Sadanji as Dozaemon Denkichi in a Kabuki Play, Toyohara Kunichika Ichikawa Sadanji as Dozaemon Denkichi in a Kabuki Play Toyohara Kunichika, September, 1882 Mirror of National Costumes of All Nations (Bankoku ishō kagami), Kobayashi Kiyochika Mirror of National Costumes of All Nations (Bankoku ishō kagami) Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1882 Illustration of the Empress Visiting the General Staff Headquarters [to present a tray of bandages] (Sanbō honbu gyōkei no zu), Kobayashi Kiyochika Illustration of the Empress Visiting the General Staff Headquarters [to present a tray of bandages] (Sanbō honbu gyōkei no zu) Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1895