Gaijin Ukiyo-e

Meiji period woodblock prints depicting strange foreigners and their habits Created by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Dated: 1890

This is a collection is depicting interactions with Westerners visiting Japan from the latter half of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period.

Many artists started to document the rapid modernization of Japan. Their prints became more industrial, and in some cases depicting European tourists and their “strange” habits.

1844
1940