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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Ink drawing of a woven basket with leaves and a round box showing the Gods of Luck Daikoku, Juro, and Ebisu.

Daikoku, Juro, and Ebisu (Gods of Luck)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a kneeling kabuki-style figure gripping a long sword, with a second sword at the waist, on cream paper.

The Actor Danjuro as Shibaraku

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Three gray and white birds fly low over stylized rolling waves under a muted, overcast sky in a soft wash drawing.

Chidori Birds

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Hand-colored drawing of a armored warrior with swords standing over a fanged pink sea creature against a pale background.

Okijiro Hironari

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Drawing of a dark pheasant with a red face patch and long tail, with a green snake coiled around its body and tail.

Pheasant and Snake

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Scroll painting of a mounted nobleman in a procession with attendants in white and yellow robes, with columns of calligraphy.

Procession of the Emperor and Suite

Kano School, 1626

Aerial view of a palace with tiled roofs, clouds, and seated courtiers and attendants in a procession.

Procession of the Emperor and His Suite

Kano School, 1626

Woodblock print of a mountain landscape with pine trees, a waterfall, wooden houses and a figure crossing a footbridge.

Page from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting

Wang Gai, first edition printed in 1679

Triptych woodblock print of kabuki actors in colorful costumes among plum blossoms, with a red-disc fan and lattice fence.

Kabuki Scene at Kumagai's Camp, from the play The Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani (Ichinotani futaba gunki)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1811

Woodblock-style page of a songbird perched on a branch with green leaves and pink winged seed pods.

Seeds and Aleurities Cordata (?): Page from The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan huazhuan)

Dao Cheng, 1782, 2nd edition

Three-panel woodblock print of samurai fighting at night among plum blossom trees, one warrior on horseback.

Plum Blossoms in the Forrest of Ikuta, from the series Bravery-Beauty of the four seasons (Buyū setsugekka no uchi-Ik…

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1867

Japanese triptych print of Fudō Myōō with a sword threatening a kneeling novice amid flames, with a woman holding a lotus at

Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885

Triptych Japanese woodblock print of samurai in fierce battle, with a mounted warrior on a dark horse and sparks bursting acr

Masakiyo’s Challenging Battle, from Taiheiki (Chronicle of great peace)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 10th month of 1866

Triptych woodblock print of a woman with a fox mask, floating foxfire, a samurai, and a spearman at night.

Scene of Foxfire (Kitsunebi) from the Play Honchō nijūshikō

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1898

Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama harbor with many sailing ships, rows of tiled rooftops, canals, and blossoming trees.

Landscape View at Yokohama (Yokohama fūkei)

Utagawa Sadahide, 2nd month, 1860

Japanese woodblock triptych of Western steamships and sailing ships on the sea, with shop goods displayed below.

Curio Shop in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 3rd month, 1860

Woodblock print of red coral branches beside a bearded man in a blue turban and yellow robe holding a pipe.

Stick of Coral and a Portrait of South Sea Islander

Utagawa Sadahide, 3rd month,1860

Japanese color woodblock print of a toy shop with a shopkeeper, seated women, a child, a greyhound, and hanging drums.

Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of Yokohama with rooftops, canals, sailing ships in the harbor, and a Western flag.

Detailed Print of Yokohama Hon-chō and the Miyozaki Pleasure Quarter

Utagawa Sadahide, 4th month, 1860

Panoramic woodblock print of Yokohama harbor with Western sailing ships, Japanese boats, and a grid of waterfront buildings.

Pictorial Guide to Yokohama Harbor

Utagawa Sadahide, 7th month, 1860

Woodblock print of a steamship at harbor, with workers loading crates, an American flag, and Western figures on deck.

“Yokohama Trade: Westerners Loading Cargo”

Utagawa Sadahide, 4th month, 1861

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of foreigners in bustle gowns and Japanese figures in kimono by a fence and gate, with s

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan shashin no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of a foreign trading house in Yokohama with merchants, workers, and an elephant outside.

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan uriba no zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 9th month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of foreigners and Japanese women in a Western-style drawing room with harbor ships visible through w

Foreigners in the Drawing Room of Foreign Merchant's House in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 9th month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of foreign merchants and Japanese women in a Yokohama house with harbor ships and an American flag.

Home of Foreign Merchants in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 9th month, 1861

Japanese triptych print of a tea house upper floor with a chandelier, women in kimono, and a harbor view through a window.

Upper Floor of the Gankirō Tea House in Yokohama

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 4th month, 1860

Triptych woodblock print of a harbor with ships and mountains, with two women on a balcony beneath a hanging lantern.

Mitsuuji in the Maruyama Pleasure District of Nagasaki (Nagasaki dejima)

Utagawa Kunisada, 3rd month, 1861

Triptych woodblock print of a garden with strolling figures, cherry trees, and ships in a harbor beyond.

Illustration of the Front Garden of the Tsukiji Hotel in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Tsukiji hoteru kan niwa mae no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, ca. 1868-72

Woodblock triptych of a paddle steamer City of Yedo passing a Western-style hotel with Mount Fuji behind it.

The Tsukiji Hotel in Tokyo (Tokyo Tsukiji hoteru kan)

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 5th month, 1870

Japanese woodblock triptych of a Western-style interior in Yokohama with dining guests, a kitchen, and ships in the harbor.

A Foreign Residence in Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861