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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Woodblock print of two women working with a wooden grain pounder beside a house, with a garden and bamboo trellis behind them

Poem by Henjō Sojō

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Woodblock print of a woman on a ladder reaching plum blossoms while another woman in a patterned kimono looks up.

Yozei no In

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Woodblock print of a woman dancing with a parasol while musicians play and a seated samurai watches in a palace room.

Woman Dancer in Daimyo's Palace

Suzuki Harunobu

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a green and red kimono with hair combs, with vertical calligraphy at upper right.

The Courtesan Hinagoto, from the Picture Book of Beauties of Yoshiwara (Ehon Seirō bijin awase)

Suzuki Harunobu, Probably early 20th century, based on 1770 original

Azumaya no Hana

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of a reclining woman with a cherry at her lips and a red-faced child leaning over her shoulder.

Yamauba and Kintarō Playing with a Cherry

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a long-haired woman embracing a young boy in a green patterned kimono against a beige background.

Yamauba and Kintarō

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of a woman with hairpins holding a painted shell with a landscape, beside a lacquer bowl.

Matching Shells (Kai-awase), “Kisen Hōshi,” from the series Modern Parodies of the Six Poetic Immortals (Yatsushi rok…

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1796-98

Woodblock print of two women with elaborate black hairstyles, one playing with a ground cherry, in patterned kimono.

Squeaking a Ground Cherry, from the series Seven Fashionable Useless Habits (Furyu nakute nana kuse)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1798

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red face paint, black wig and tall headdress, wearing a red costume.

Ichikawa Monnosuke II in a Shibaraku Performance

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1780 (An’ei 9)

Japanese woodblock print of a man with a topknot reading a book on a lectern, wearing a yellow floral kimono.

The Jo-ruri Narrator Tomimoto Buzendaya

Chōkyōsai Eiri, ca. 1795

The Actor Matsumoto Yonesaburō in a Woman's Role

Utagawa Kunimasa, late 1790s

Nakamura Nakazo II as Matsuo-maru

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1796

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned yellow and black kimono holding a lacquered tray of toys.

Woman with Toys for the Boys' Festival

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1730

Woodblock print of children and attendants beside a festival float with a dragon-prowed ship and smoke clouds.

Childrens' Lantern Float, Kojimachi 1,2, 3-chome Block Association, Sanno Festival

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of five elegantly dressed figures walking, one under a parasol, with patterned kimono in muted color

High-Ranking Samurai Girl with Four Attendants, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fūzoku Azuma no nishiki)

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1784

Black-and-white woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono with attendants and a puppeteer showing a puppet indoors.

The Actor Ichimura Takenojo VIII in the Role of a Puppeteer, showing Puppets to a Courtesan

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1715

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono on a riverbank with lantern-lit boats and a bridge over a river.

Festival by the Sumida River

Katsukawa Shunzan, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a bamboo pole with a morning glory vine.

Modern Representation of the Poetess Kaga no Chiyo

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1765

Japanese woodblock print of a woman seated by a lattice window as a spotted cat looks up beside her.

Woman Fanning Herself After a Bath

Isoda Koryusai, late 18th century

Triptych print of a green dragon among churning waves, with warriors, an octopus, a crab and a woman fighting below.

Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853

Japanese woodblock diptych of a seated man, a woman in white kimono, a pale ghost, and a looming cat demon face.

Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1850

Woodblock print of two monks by a cliff, a samurai and attendant advancing right, a floating rock above a misty lake.

Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Rock Suspended by the Power of Prayer on Komuro Mountain

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1835-36

Japanese woodblock print of a red-faced spear foot-soldier beside a kimono-clad figure holding a hawk on the arm.

Foot-Soldier with a Spear and Hawk-Handler (Yari-mochi yakko to taka shō), from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ōt…

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1802-3

Woodblock print of women with parasols in a boat beside a teahouse and arched bridge on a river.

The Ono at Ryogoku Yanagibashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835-42

Woodblock print of three women in kimono by a canal, with a red bridge, teahouse and plum trees beyond.

Yanagishima no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835-42

Woodblock print of figures in kimono on a riverside street with a pine tree, canal boats and white-walled houses.

The Umegawa at Ryogoku Yanagibashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835-42

Woodblock print of a garden with a pond, pine tree, stone lantern, pagoda and figures in kimono by a tea house.

The Daikokuya at Mukojima

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835-42

Woodblock print of women and a child on a riverbank, a ferry boat on the water, and traditional houses behind a fence.

Sumidagawa Hashiba Watashi Zu (Yanagiya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835-42

Woodblock print of women on a riverside restaurant veranda with sailboats on the water and pine trees below.

The Kawachiya Restaurant, Yanagi-bashi, Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku Yanagi-bashi, Kawachiya), from the series A Collection of Fa…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838-40