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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

820 works

Woodblock print of Otafuku holding a branch of white cherry blossoms, with long black hair and a red patterned kimono.

Otafuku Holding a Branch of Double White Cherry Blossoms

Watanabe Kazan, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of white flowers, green leaves and herbs beneath a yellow bamboo blind with tassels and flowing ribbons.

Basket of Flowers with Bamboo Blind

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1799-1810

Japanese woodblock print of Daphne blossoms and grasses with calligraphy and a red seal above.

Daphne odora and Mojisuri-so

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print: camellia branch on the left, spectators watching two roosters fight beside a fence on the right.

Camellia Flowers (left); People Watching a Cockfight (right)

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a dragonfly hovering above bellflowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Dragonfly and Bellflower

Katsushika Hokusai, late 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of plum branches with red blossoms over a rolled checkered mat, with calligraphy above.

Plum Branches with Flowers and a Rolled Mat

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of three silvery fish swimming beneath branches of yellow flowers and teal leaves, with calligraphy above.

Fishes Swimming with Yellow Flowers

Keisai Eisen, ca. 1830

Woodblock print of a gnarled ancient plum tree with pink and yellow blossoms arching across a pale grey background.

Ancient Plum Tree in Bloom

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1800

Japanese print of a pink rose and plum blossom branches on a gnarled tree limb, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Roses and Plum Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a masked Noh dancer leaping beside a white peony and patterned cushions, with calligraphy.

Scene from Noh Dance

Kosetsu, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of two women with a lantern before temple roofs and pine trees at night, framed by blossom border.

Night Scene

Yashima Gakutei, ca. 1830

Japanese print of tea utensils on a grey tray with a white camellia, dark leaves, a pink jar and a bamboo scoop.

White

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of a warbler hanging from a stem beside pink and white camellias and green reeds.

Warbler and Camellia

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1815-20

Two-panel woodblock print: a yellow bird on cherry blossoms at left, and an armored rider on a white horse beside a pine at r

Left: Bird on Branch of a Cherry Tree; Right: Minamotono Yoshiié on Horseback

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Woodblock print of a dark eagle with yellow talons perched on a rock beside orange azaleas and waves.

Eagle on a Rock; Flowering Azaleas

Kubo Shunman, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of two fan designs: white plum blossoms on pale green, and orange waves with calligraphy, over blue waves.

Two Fan Designs: Plum Blossom and Wave

Japanese woodblock still life with a patterned telescope, two fish, cherry blossoms, and a tissue case beneath calligraphy.

Still Life: Double Cherry-Blossom Branch, Telescope, Sweet Fish, and Tissue Case

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1804-13

Woodblock print of two mandarin ducks on a rock by water, with orange irises and green leaves, and calligraphy at left.

Pair of Mandarin Ducks and Iris Flowers

Japanese print of a blue patterned wine pot beside a small cup and box, with vertical calligraphy above.

Wine Pot and Cup

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Print of a curved horn-shaped flower vase with a dark ring handle and red tip, beside Japanese calligraphy.

Horn Flower-Vase

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of three sparrows, two perched among plum blossoms and one flying, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Sparrows and Plum Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Woodblock print of an ikebana arrangement with branches, maple leaves and flowers in a white vase on a red stand.

Ike Bana (Flower Arrangement) in the Ike-no-bo Style

Suzuki Harunobu, probably 1765

Woodblock print of two folded textile patterns, a dark lattice with pale circles and a teal striped cloth with flower crests,

Pattern of Plum Blossom

Totoya Hokkei, 1815

Japanese print of tea ceremony utensils, camellias and a flowering branch on a tray, with calligraphy above.

Set of Utensils for the Tea Ceremony

Kubo Shunman, 1810s

Woodblock print of a seated karako child holding a large orange hat, beside a yellow vase with plum blossoms.

Karako with an Oversized Sake Cup

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1770-72 (Meiwa 7-An’ei 1)

Woodblock print of two women and a samurai man under cherry blossoms, one holding a birdcage and one a fan.

Drunk with Flowers

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1781

Japanese print of flowers, leaves, a bird and an insect on black ground, with calligraphy and embossed motif on cream paper.

Design for Leather and Netsuke

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Japanese print of red camellias and plum blossoms with a calligraphy slip of writing paper across a patterned panel.

Designs of Writing-Paper with Flowers

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 19th century

Woodblock print of paper candles in open boxes with plum blossoms and patterned paper, with calligraphy at upper left.

Candles of Aizu

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of a black letter box with red tassels and a branch of plum blossoms, with Japanese calligraphy.

Letter-Box and Plum Blossoms

Kubo Shunman, 19th century