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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,219 works

Woodblock print of two figures in patterned kimono standing beneath a drooping willow tree, heads bent together.

Young Lovers under a Drooping Willow, Their Hands Clasped, Their Heads Bent

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji beyond a wide river, with a boat on the water and a horse and traveler on the shore.

Fuji - The Tama River, Musashi Province, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of travelers in tall grass below a hill with a torii gate and blossoming plum tree, with distant mountains.

Santono Station

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Woodblock print of four women in patterned kimono walking beneath bare plum trees, with ornate hair combs.

Four Women Passing a Group of Trees

Utagawa Toyokuni

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji over misty hills, with pack horses and travelers on a path in the foreground.

Fuji from Inume (?) Pass

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese woodblock print of two pine trees on a hill above a bay, with travelers on a path and boats on the water.

Shinagawa Hakkei Zaka

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono dining beneath bare tree branches, one carrying a food tray.

Three Women Dining Before a Group of Trees

Utagawa Toyokuni

Two seated pilgrims on a green platform look toward a blossoming tree hung with white prayer strips, in a soft orange and gre

Two Pilgrims Gazing at a Tree Festooned with Prayers

Woodblock print of a red watchtower behind weeping willows, with hanging cloths over a grassy lane and a figure beneath.

Hatsune no Baba; Bakurocho

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor carrying radish baskets on a pole beside a pine, bamboo and lattice fence.

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugorō I in The Belle of Asakusa Temple (Keisei Asakusa no Kane)

Torii Kiyohiro, 12th month, 1754 or 1st month, 1755

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside bamboo, with a mountain landscape vignette above, by Torii Kiyonaga.

Ashinoyu Spring in Hakone

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1779

Woodblock print of two women with umbrellas walking in rain past a tea house and torii gate, with palm trees in the foregroun

Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jya-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of a figure in an orange floral kimono holding a snowy paper umbrella beside snow-covered bamboo.

Sanogawa Ichimatsu in the Role of Otsuru

Torii Kiyohiro, ca. 1754

Japanese woodblock print of women and a bent man on a veranda beneath pine branches, by Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783.

Atago Hill at Shiba

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1783

Woodblock print of a festival crowd walking along a shore beneath a red-blossom tree and a lantern, with a golden sunset sky.

Imamiya Toka Ebisu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1828

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a carrying pole beneath a flowering tree, with straw bundles and calligraphy beside hi

Yamamoto Iwanojō, Son of Yamamoto Kyōshirō, as Shinoda Zuma in a Shosa Act

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1747

Diptych woodblock print of women in kimono and men walking beneath cherry blossoms on a grassy hill, one holding a parasol.

Group of Six Geisha Under the Cherry Trees on Gotenyama

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1785

Woodblock print of snow falling on pine trees at a shrine, with a red building, stone lion and figures with umbrellas.

Kanda Temple Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1861

Woodblock print of villagers with baskets on a path below thatched houses, autumn maples, and a red sunset over water.

Poem by Sarumaru Dayū, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai, 1839

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a woman in patterned kimono, holding a cloth, beside a pine tree and green curtain.

Ichimura Uzaemon IX in the Role of Kiyohime in Musume Dōjōji (the Girl of Dōjōji)

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1771

Woodblock print of a temple gate with blue roofs, blossoming trees, and visitors walking near the sea.

Shiba Atogayama

Utagawa Hiroshige

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking past a temple lantern and stone lantern beneath a pine branch.

Fair Visitors in the Compound of a Buddhist Temple

Katsukawa Shuncho, ca. 1789

Woodblock print of a man in a black and cream kimono carrying a pole, looking up at a blossoming tree with a rope and tags.

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke in the Role of Tamarimaru

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1769

Woodblock print of cherry blossom hillside with pine trees, people under parasols, and two horsemen on a road.

Asukayama Hanami

Utagawa Hiroshige

Two kabuki actors in patterned kimono stand beside bamboo and a shoji screen, in a 1788 woodblock print.

Kabuki Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III and Sanogawa Ichimatsu III in "A Courtesan’s Mirror for the Eastern Provinces" (Kei…

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1788

Woodblock print of a man in a yellow robe holding a conical hat and a speckled fish beneath willow branches.

Arashi Otohachi I

Ippitsusai Bunchō, ca. 1790

Woodblock print of women with umbrellas in snowfall beside a river, wooden bridge, willows and small boats.

Meguro

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a yellow kimono beside a pine tree and orange shrine post, with water behind her.

Visit to a Shrine at the Hour of the Ox (Ushi no toki mairi)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral camellia kimono with a yellow sash, beside a cherry branch.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke in the Role of Lady Iwafuji

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Woodblock print of travelers and tea stalls under pine trees on a hillside road at sunset, with red lanterns and calligraphy.

東海道五十三次保土ヶ谷

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one reaching over a brick wall to pick plum blossoms, the other looking up below.

Plucking a Branch from a Neighbor's Plum Tree

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1768

Hokusai print of a snowy landscape with a thatched house, pine trees, a river with a bridge, and birds over distant hills.

A Snow-clad Landscape with Gray Clouds

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of travelers on a road lined with pine trees, with a village and mountains under an orange sunset sky.

東海道五十三次戸塚

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a horse handler leading pack horses through heavy rain past windblown trees and rooftops.

Hiratsuka near Kutsukake

Keisai Eisen, 1790-1848

Woodblock print of people with umbrellas crossing a bridge in rain, with boats and riverside houses behind them.

Shower at the New Yanagi Bridge

Katsushika Hokusai, 1806

Woodblock print of boats on a river with Mount Fuji and pine trees along the shore at sunrise.

東海道五十三次平塚

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Ink drawing of robed figures beside a round tower and gabled buildings, with trees and a text panel at upper right.

Zhu Shouchang

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

Ink sketch of two women on a teahouse veranda overlooking a garden, fence, and distant mountain.

Two Courtesans Enjoying the View from a Teahouse

Utagawa Kunisada

Woodblock print of travelers on a coastal road beneath tall pine trees, with a blue sea and orange sunset horizon behind them

東海道五十三次小田原

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono beside a pine tree and a lacquer cabinet, by Torii Kiyomitsu

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo as the Peddler Soga no Juro Sukenari

Torii Kiyomitsu, 1761

Woodblock print of travelers under snowy pines beside a river, with a bridge and village houses on the left.

Itabana

Keisai Eisen, 1790-1848

Woodblock print of porters carrying palanquins up a stone mountain path past pines and steep gray peaks.

東海道五十三次箱根

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a red-robed figure walking a snowy cliff path above thatched houses and a blue sea in falling snow.

Monk Nichiren in Exile on Sado Island, from the series "Illustration of Famous Monks"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1835-36

Woodblock print of an actor in a fox costume beneath a blossoming cherry tree with falling petals and bamboo.

An Actor in the Fox Dance from the Drama, "The Thousand Cherry Trees"

Ippitsusai Bunchō, 1723-1792

Woodblock print of a snowy village with a wooden bridge over a river, travelers with umbrellas, and a mountain behind.

東海道五十三次三島

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Reproduction of a red parrot perched on a branch with coppery leaves against a black background, with red artist seals.

Red Parrot on the Branch of a Tree

Itō Jakuchū, ca. 1900

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono on a veranda, with pine trees and tea house patrons in the garden behind her.

Young girl at tea house in Iriya

Utagawa Hiroshige II, mid-19th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined road with Mount Fuji rising in the distance above rice fields.

東海道五十三次吉原左リ富士ノ縄手

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of two men on a moonlit mountain bridge above a waterfall, one playing a flute, pine trees around.

Shanaō [Yoshitsune] Learns Martial Arts in Sōjōgatani (Shanaō Sōjōgatani ni heijutsu o manabu zu)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1830s (Tenpô era)

Woodblock print of pink cherry blossoms over a street with a tea house, figures in kimono, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Entrance to the Gankirō Tea House in the Miyozaki District, Yokohama, Bushu

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 3rd month, 1859

Woodblock print of travelers on a village road with thatched houses, a large pine, and snowy Mount Fuji in the distance.

東海道五十三次蒲原

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Triptych print of a steam locomotive, crowds in Western dress, a carriage and palm tree before blue misty mountains.

France (furansukoku)

Utagawa Yoshitora, 2nd month, 1865

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol, a child and a black dog beneath cherry blossoms, by Utagawa Hiroshige II.

French Woman, Her Child and Pet Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 10th month, 1860

Woodblock print of travelers on a road before thatched houses, green hills, pine trees and Mount Fuji in the distance.

東海道五十三次江尻

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a grey and yellow gown beside a tree, with a boy and a rider on a white horse.

Beauties

Utagawa Yoshiiku, 1st month, 1861

Woodblock print of a leaping tiger above a boy in red and yellow robes beside a pine tree and waterfall.

Yang Xiang (Yō Kō), from the series A Child’s Mirror of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijūshi kō dōji kag…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1843

Woodblock print of townspeople in a busy Edo street under a full moon, with willow trees and wooden buildings.

東海道五十三次府中二丁町廓之図

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of figures strolling among irises near a tea house with lanterns, under a leaning pine, in blue tones.

View of Iris Gardens at Horikiri

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of a night street with blooming cherry trees, lanterns, carriages, and people in kimono.

Cherries at Night at New Shimabara

Utagawa Yoshitora, 19th century

Woodblock print of travelers on a pine-lined mountain road passing a thatched teahouse, with calligraphy in the sky.

東海道五十三次岡部

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Surimono print of plum blossoms, a waterfall over a bamboo pipe, rock and bamboo, with calligraphy at left.

Surimono

Shibata Zeshin, ca. 1860

Two kabuki actor portraits in woodblock print, framed by cherry blossoms and blue patterned borders, one holding an open fan.

Kabuki Actors Onoe Kikugorō III as Shizuka Gozen and Nakamura Utaemon III as Kitsune Tadanobu, in the play Yoshitsune…

Gyokuryūtei Shigeharu, 1830

Woodblock print of travelers wading a shallow river past a wooden bridge, with dark trees and haystacks behind them.

東海道五十三次藤枝

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 20th century

Woodblock print of a court lady standing under a blossoming plum tree, with poem text and lacquer cabinets on the left.

Court Lady Beneath an Old Plum Tree; Two Lacquer Cabinets for the Shell-matching Game

Kubo Shunman, 1793