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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Woodblock print of white-sailed boats on a river at dusk, with a rowboat of hatted passengers in the foreground.

Boats Returning to Gyotoku

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of cherry trees in bloom along a river with a wooden bridge, thatched houses, and Mount Fuji at dusk.

Evening Glow at Koganei Border

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of a hillside temple with pagoda and red gate, pilgrims on a path, thatched houses and misty trees.

Vesper Bells at Ikegami

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Woodblock print of travelers under an umbrella in rain beside a river, with a torii gate and calligraphy above.

Evening Rain in Azuma Wood

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Woodblock triptych of snow-covered mountains, pine trees and a dark river winding through a valley under falling snow.

Kisō Mountains in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Triptych woodblock print of a full moon over a moonlit bay with sailboats, pine-covered shores, and distant mountains.

Full Moon at Kanazawa, Province of Musashi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

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

Golden pheasant with red breast and patterned wings on a snowy rock beside bamboo, against a dark background.

Golden Pheasant in the Snow

Itō Jakuchū, ca. 1900

Line drawing of a Japanese street with porters, samurai with swords, townspeople, a water barrel and hanging fish.

A Number of People in the Street Going about Various Affairs

Okumura Masanobu

Ink print of a man lighting his pipe from a young woman's pipe, with a servant boy carrying a box at right.

A Man Lighting His Pipe from that of A Young Woman who Sits Beside Him

Okumura Masanobu

Black-and-white Japanese print of a samurai in a woven hat with swords, a woman in floral kimono, a child, and kneeling figur

A Samurai who Hides His Features with His Hat

Okumura Masanobu

Black-and-white woodblock print of a young attendant holding a letter before two seated women in patterned kimonos.

A Kamuro is Shown Bringing a Love Letter to Her Mistress

Okumura Masanobu

Black-and-white Japanese print of three courtesans and a young attendant in patterned kimono walking past a lattice railing.

Three Courtesans and a Kamuro Strolling in the Street

Okumura Masanobu

Woodblock print of an oiran playing shamisen while a young man kneels beside her, with a lacquer box and tray nearby.

An Oiran Playing the Shamisen to a Young Man Kneeling by Her Side in Rapt Attention

Okumura Masanobu

Black and white print of figures in kimono walking past a fence, one servant carrying a patterned lantern.

A Man Attended by a Servant Carrying a Lantern

Okumura Masanobu

Ink line print of two courtesans in patterned kimono beside a railing, with an attendant and a monkey at right.

Two Courtesans

Okumura Masanobu

Black and white woodblock print of women in kimono in an interior, one applying treatment to another's bare back near a paint

An Oiran Seated in a Parlor Applies the Fire Treatment to the Bared Back of Another Woman

Okumura Masanobu

Black and white woodblock print of two women seated indoors, one writing and one playing a shamisen, with a window view of sa

Two Women Seated in a Parlor

Okumura Masanobu

Black-and-white Japanese print of a woman fixing her hair beside a samurai in a straw hat with a barrel and buckets.

An Oiran Rearranging Her Hair in the Street while a Young Samurai Looks on

Okumura Masanobu

Black and white woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a striped robe holding a broom, with calligraphy and seal at left.

The Actor Nakamura Kichibei

Okumura Masanobu

Ink sketch of demons, horned figures, a cart and mounted riders arranged in two panels on aged paper.

Preliminary Drawings of Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century

Ink sketch of three kyōgen dancers in animated poses, one holding an open fan, on mounted paper.

Three Kyōgen Dancers

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century

Ink drawing of a sea turtle with a patterned shell and red-tinged head resting on layered waves.

Sea Turtle (Emblem of Longevity)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketch of an armored warrior on a tiger with a snake and clouds above, with Japanese notes in the margins.

Yorimasa Killing Nue

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of the warrior Sakata Kintoki in a fierce crouching pose, with swords at his belt and a raised clenched fist.

Sakata Kintoki

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Muscular figure with a fierce face drinking from a large red sake cup, seated with a sword hilt beside him.

Sakata Kintoki Drinking Sake Wine

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink and red sketch of a red-haired shōjō beside a sake jar with flower crest, plus studies of wasps and a honeycomb.

Shōjō

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of two wrestlers grappling in a dynamic, twisting pose with flowing garments on cream paper.

Two Wrestlers

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Colored drawing of a turtle with a hexagonal shell beside two pencil sketches of unidentified objects on tracing paper.

Two Sketches: One of a Turtle, the Other of Two Unidentified Objects

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink line drawing of the god Daikoku reclining on a sack, smiling and holding a radish, wearing a patterned robe.

Daikoku (God of Luck) with Radish

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century