New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome and Firefox. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome Add to Firefox

Asian Art

10,328 works

Triptych woodblock print of women and children by a stream, with flowering shrubs and rushing water.

Women and Children on the Banks of a Stream

Kitagawa Utamaro

Nakayama Tomisaburō as Miyagino in the Play "Katakiuchi Noriyaibanashi"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in grey hakama and red kimono with crests, holding a sword, against a patterned background.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Komazō III as Shiga Daishichi in the Play A Medley of Tales of Revenge (Katakiuchi noriaibanashi)

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 5th month, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a topknot in a red kimono with white crests against a gray background.

Ichikawa Ebizō IV as Takemura Sadanojō in the Play Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of two women by the sea: one nude with a red cloth, one seated in a kimono holding an abalone shell over a ba

Abalone Divers

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788

Triptych print of three courtesans in patterned kimono with chrysanthemums and latticed screens, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Three Intoxicated Courtesans

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

Kabuki Actor Ōtani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print portrait of a man with topknot holding a lantern, wearing a red kimono with crests against a gray background.

Bandō Hikosaburō III as Sagisaka Sanai in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of two boatmen poling a boat on a snowy river past a shrine and pine trees.

Book of Ehon Ginsekai (The World in Silver)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754-1806

Ukiyo-e print of two kabuki actors, one standing in a red checkered kimono and one kneeling in olive robes with swords.

Ichikawa Omezō as Tomita Hyōtarō and Ōtani Oniji III as Ukiyo Tohei

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Woodblock print of a kneeling bald man in a patterned red kimono holding up a blank scroll.

Shinozuka Uraemon Reading the Prologue at the Miyakoza Theater

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794 (Kansei 6), 7th month

Ukiyo-e print of a kabuki actor with elaborate hair ornaments, black floral kimono and orange robe, against grey background.

Segawa Tomisaburō II as Yadorigi in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock portrait of a kabuki actor with topknot, frowning, holding a gilded-hilt sword in a white patterned kimono.

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Ishii Genzō in the Play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, ca. 1794

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors with dramatic expressions, one with a shaved forehead and the other with long hair, agai

Sawamura Yodogorō II and Bandō Zenji as Kawatsura Hōgen and Onisadobō in the Play "Koinyōbō Somewake Tazuna"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock portrait of a man in a dark kimono with a folding fan and sword hilt, against a grey background.

Onoe Matsusuke I as Matsushita Mikinojō in the Play "Katakiuchi noriyaibanashi"

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with pale face and head cloth, in a blue patterned kimono with red collar, against dark gro

Kabuki Actor Morita Kan’ya VIII as the Palanquin-Bearer in the Play A Medley of Tales of Revenge (Katakiuchi noriaiba…

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 5th month, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one in a checked robe with a wooden box, one in a red crested kimono.

Nakajima Wadaemon and Nakamura Konozō as Bōdara no Chōzaemon and Kanagawaya no Gon in the Play "Katakiuchi noriyaiban…

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a standing man in a striped kimono looking down at a kneeling woman in a patterned robe.

Bandō Hikosaburō III in the Role of Obiya Chōemon and Iwai Hanshiro IV in the Role of Shinanoya Ohan, from the Play “…

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned samurai robes holding a long sword against a yellow background.

Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Funa Bansaku,son of Fuwa Banzayemon

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in costume, one in a brown robe with crests and one in a pink floral kimono, on

Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Courtesan Toyama and Actor Ichikawa Kurizo as Higashiyama Yoshiwakamaru

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Bandō Mitsugorō II as the Farmer Asakusa no Jirōsaku

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Woodblock print of a seated figure in black floral kimono and orange robe against a yellow background.

Actor Nakamura Kumetaro II as Minato, the Wife of Yura Hyogonosuke

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Japanese woodblock print of a standing figure in a striped kimono holding a cloth to the mouth before a lattice screen.

Osagawa Tsuneyo II as the hairdresser O-Roku

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white kimono and torn black cloak, biting an orange cloth beside a wooden signboard.

Morita Kanya VIII as Kawachi Kanja, Disguised as Genkaibo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Two figures in patterned kimono perform a lion dance beneath maple branches, one holding a lion mask, in a Japanese print.

Ichikawa Yaozō III (R) and Nakayama Tomisaburō I (L) as Two Kamuro Performing a Lion Dance

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794 (Kansei 6), 11th month

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a red headscarf and striped kimono, gripping a sword with a fierce scowl.

Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka Disguised in the Play Ōshukubai Koi no Hatsune

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green patterned robe and kimono, with cherry blossoms and a latticed window behind him

Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Geisha Asaka

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Full-length woodblock print of a kabuki actor in layered floral robes holding an open folding fan, with a crest on his sleeve

Segawa Kikunojo III in an Unidentified Role

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794-95

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono leaning forward, with bare legs and calligraphy in the right margin.

The actor Arashi Ryuzo later known as Arashi Shichigoro

Utagawa Toyokuni, 18th-19th century

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman with hair pins holding a child in orange kimono, with a reclining man below.

Sankatsu and Hanshichi

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of red and blue morning glories climbing a vine with blue leaves, with insects and inscriptions.

Morning Glories

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1847