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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red and white makeup and black wig, with patterned robe and blue wave, framed by a decor

Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of Kagekiyo in the Play Enlightenment from a Series of Portraits of Danjūrō

Utagawa Toyokuni II, ca. 1834

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue patterned robe riding a water buffalo led by a boy, with mountains behind.

Roshungi (Chinese, Lu Zhunyi) as a Woman with a Pipe Riding on a Buffalo

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock print of a samurai with a sword standing on a giant carp in rippling grey water.

Shiei (?) on His Carp

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono with a red obi, framed by a blue border and plum branch te

Figure of a Woman

Japanese woodblock print of two young women having tea on a veranda, attended by an elderly servant, with hanging bows and ca

Two Young Ladies Having Tea Attended by Elderly Servant

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of a man in a dark robe leaning over a low writing table with books, brush, and a peacock feather vase.

Man Seated With His Reading and Writing Materials before Him

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of a woman seated on a saddled horse led by a man beside a flowering plum tree.

Version of Legend of Michizane: Woman Riding Ox Which a Man is Leading

Utagawa Toyohiro

Woodblock print of a woman seated on a veranda adjusting her hair while looking into a small mirror, with a decorative plum-b

Beauty Looking at Her Image in a Mirror

Utagawa Sadakage, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a ferry boat with a poling boatman crossing a river past flowering plum branches and a distant mountain.

Boat Ferrying Across River

Japanese print with fan-shaped frame showing a seated scholar with a cup, chrysanthemums, and a willow landscape below.

Fan-shaped Design Depicting Chinese Poet or Philosopher

Yashima Gakutei

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one holding a lantern, beside a flower vase and calligraphy.

Three Young Ladies Visiting Together

Woodblock print of two women on a shore, one pointing toward a bay with islands and a snow-capped mountain.

Two Young Ladies at Shore; One Pointing

Katsushika Hokusai

Woman playing a flute while riding a mythical bird with flowing robes and scarves among clouds, Japanese woodblock print.

Mystical Bird (Karyōbinga)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1820-33

Woodblock print of a woman with a lamp in a moonlit garden, and a man and woman seated on a tea-house veranda.

Young Lady with Lamp; Man and Woman on Veranda of Tea-House

Katsushika Hokusai

Woodblock print of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in colorful robes, with a treasure vessel and calligraphy above.

Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Katsushika Hokusai, 1808-27

Woodblock print of a seated bearded poet in a patterned robe and black cap, with calligraphic poem columns beside him.

Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (ca. 662-710), One of the Three Gods of Poetry From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū),…

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1820s

Woodblock print of a woman in a red kimono with teal floral crests, with Japanese calligraphy beside her.

Sotoori-hime (early 5th century), One of the Three Gods of Poetry From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1820s

Woodblock print of a seated bearded man in a leaf-patterned robe holding a fan, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Yamabe no Akahito (active 724-736), One of the Three Gods of Poetry From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), v…

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of two courtesans in patterned kimono, one seated with a fan and plum branch, beside calligraphy.

Two Courtesans

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Two seated boys in patterned kimono beside a folding screen showing a moon over waves, with calligraphy on the left.

Two Boys and a Screen

Yashima Gakutei, early 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped green kimono with willow branches and a red poem panel.

Courtesan Dancing

Totoya Hokkei, early 19th century

Japanese print of two courtesans, one playing a koto and one reading a letter, with calligraphy above.

Two Courtesans, One Playing a Koto (Harp) and The Other Reading a Letter

Woman in a kimono leaning on a veranda railing beside plum branches, with distant hills and calligraphy, Japanese print.

Courtesan Leaning on the Railing of a Veranda

Kubo Shunman, probably 1816

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a shell-patterned kimono with a fan, beside a New Year box of pine and lobster.

Courtesan and New Year Decoration

Katsukawa Shuntei, ca. 1816

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a red pine-patterned kimono beside a brazier, with calligraphy and a screen beh

Courtesan

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a standing man with a round fan and a seated child in a lattice-ceilinged room with tea utensils.

Scene from a Modified Soga Play

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1745

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, beside water buckets and plum blossoms unde

The Actor Oneo Kikugoro in the Role of Soga no Goro

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of two kimono-clad figures beside pine trees, rocks, and a shrine building in green and cream tones.

Ichimura Kamezo and Arashi Tomonosuke

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1748

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono with raised swords beside a plum branch and a veranda.

Ogino Isaburo as Asamajiro; Sanogawa Ichimatsu as Fujitaro

Torii Kiyonobu I, 1748

Woodblock print of a woman with a fan beside a thatched house, with a boatman in a small boat below and birds in flight.

Scene from a Drama, probably "Musume Dojoji"

Torii Kiyonobu I, ca. 1744