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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Japanese print of ten bearded scholars in patterned robes gathered around a scroll, with calligraphy at upper right.

Ten Wise Men Among the Disciples of Confucious

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a crowded ferry poled across a blue river, with cranes flying overhead and travelers on the far bank.

Warabi no Eki, Todogawa Watashi

Keisai Eisen, ca. 1838

Japanese triptych print of women and children under cherry blossoms on a grassy hill, with distant boats on the sea.

Women and Children Viewing the Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1787

Woodblock print of three bearded Han dynasty wise men in patterned robes among green foliage, with vertical calligraphy above

Three Great Wise Men of the Han Dynasty

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Two women in patterned kimono stand on stylized waves, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper corners.

Two Ladies Walking on the Water

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono seated on a large carp, reading a scroll against a blue background.

Courtesan Seated on a Carp

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a courtesan with ornate hairpins holding a hairpin and reading a book, with vertical calligraphy above.

Courtesan with Book and Hair-Pin

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a courtesan with tall hairpins and patterned kimono, holding a sprig of seri, with calligraphy above.

Courtesan with Branch of Seri

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a kneeling woman with long black hair beside a lacquered tray, teapot and pine sprigs, with calli

Woman Cutting Her Nails after GatHering Herbs

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of a black lacquer inrō with plum blossoms and a netsuke, with an embossed figure and poems.

“Inrō and Netsuke,” from the series Famous Leathers, Inrō, and Netsuke (Meibutsu kawa, inrō, netsuke) From the Spring…

Kubo Shunman, 1810s

Woodblock print of a boatman poling a boat with three women in kimonos reaching toward the water beside bare trees.

Gathering Sea-Weed

Katsushika Hokusai

Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow

Keisai Eisen, 1824

Woodblock print portrait of a woman with upswept dark hair, yellow hair combs, and a red collar, by Keisai Eisen.

Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow

Keisai Eisen, ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall beside a red-roofed house, with travelers on a path and bridge below.

Ono Waterfall on the Kisokaidō (Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832

Woodblock print of a waterfall over a stone wall with figures carrying baskets, pine trees, and rooftops in the foreground.

Fall of Aoiga Oka, Yedo

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1827

Woodblock print of a tall waterfall over a green cliff, with travelers under umbrellas and a thatched shelter below.

Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province (Mino no Yōrō no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Sh…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1827

Woodblock print of a geisha with an elaborate hairstyle resting her chin on her hand while holding a shamisen.

A Geisha with a Shamisen

Kitagawa Kikumaro, ca. 1815

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with gold hairpins and a grey-blue kimono applying make-up before a mirror.

Woman Applying Make-up

Juka Sekijō, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in blue patterned kimono with parasol and sword beside a pine tree, birds and water.

The Actor Otani Hiroji as Honda Harunaga

Torii Kiyomasu I, ca. 1745

Woodblock print of a mountain over a misty coast with pine trees and travelers in patterned robes on the shore.

Oiso, Odawara, Hakone, Mishima, Numazu

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1840

Japanese woodblock print of a seated man raising a hammer beside a stump, with a standing woman holding a tea cup on a tray.

Ichikawa Komazō III in the Role of Kameō with Iwai Kumesaburō in the Role of Kameō's Wife, Oyasu, from the Play Shunk…

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1798-99

Japanese woodblock print of a thatched cabin by a rocky shore, a yellow-robed figure seated beside a sweeping servant and mou

The Poet's Cabin in Tatsumi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845

Woodblock print of a figure in a striped kimono riding a white horse across a red bridge over water.

Young Samurai on Horseback Crossing a Bridge

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770

Woodblock print of a couple embracing while crossing a stream beneath willow branches, in muted red, gray and cream tones.

Two Lovers Crossing a River

Torii Kiyonaga, late 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono raising a sword against a dark background.

An Actor with a Sword Ready to Strike

Katsukawa Shunkō

Triptych of three women in patterned kimono by a river with boats and a distant city, under pine branches, in blue tones.

Women Near a River

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1850

Japanese woodblock print of a shrine precinct with teahouses, red lanterns, a tall tree and people in kimono strolling.

Shiba Shinmeisha Uchi (Shatetsu-ro)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of two women with parasols walking through falling snow past pine trees and a red gate.

Kameido Uramon (Tama-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of diners on a veranda overlooking a garden pond with stone lanterns and pine trees.

The Musashiya Restaurant, Ushijima (Ushijima, Musashiya), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (…

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838-40

Woodblock print of a teahouse garden with stepping stones, a bamboo fence, and women in kimono beneath cherry blossoms.

Mukojima no Zu (Hira-Iwa)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840