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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono and children among plum trees, with a pavilion and veranda at right.

Scene from the Chushihgura (Vendetta of the 47 Loyal Retailers)

Torii Kiyomine, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a bearded armored general seated before a pine tree, with a red railing and calligraphy.

Chinese General "Tiger" from the Story "Suikoden"

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman with a fan on a red verandah, with pine branches and calligraphy in the sky.

Lady with Fan Standing on Verandah

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman threading a needle on a verandah beside a red railing and pine branches.

Lady Threading Needle on Verandah

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Ink sketch of grinning men in kimono walking a rural path, with a calligraphy panel and pine tree behind them.

The Practical Jokers Yajirobei and Kitahachi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Black-and-white woodblock print of men seated at a wayside restaurant, an old man pointing with a cane, a woman at a counter.

The Famous Practical Jokers Yajirobei at a Wayside Restaurant

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Ink sketch of a Japanese teahouse with seated patrons, a brazier vendor, rice cakes and handwritten verses in the margins.

The Branch Road at Yokkaichi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Black-and-white Japanese print of porters and travelers on a road with a cart of straw, hills and rooftops behind.

Street in Kyoto

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840

Woodblock print of six bearded men in robes gathered among leafy bushes, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Six Superior Men of Reiraka

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Woodblock print of four bearded elderly men in patterned robes on a red bench among green foliage, with calligraphy above.

Four Hermits of Shozan

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Japanese print of seven robed sages gathered among bamboo stalks, one playing a flute while others listen.

Seven Sages in the Bamboo Grove

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

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