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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

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

Horizontal Japanese print of figures walking a riverbank with a thatched house, bare trees, and boats on the water.

Figures Promenading on a Point of Land; Water and Boats in the Foreground

Katsushika Hokusai

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

Woodblock print of a lacquer chest, folding screen with white cloth, and pine-patterned textile, with handwritten inscription

Accoutrements for a Bride, from the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 1

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1816 (Year of the Rat)

Woodblock print of a biwa lute in a dragon-patterned brocade cover beside a potted plant, with calligraphy above.

Biwa with Brocade Cover, from the series Musical Instruments

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, probably 1808

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 white rat on a gray fūchin ornament with red cord, handwritten poems, and a red seal.

Rat on a Fūchin, Ornament with a Design of Egoyomi (Pictorial Calendar)

Kubo Shunman, 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