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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Japanese woodblock print of a rotating calendar disc on a wave-patterned stand, with a seated man pointing at it and calligra

Moveable rotating calendar mounted on elaborate wave-base with rabbit crest

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Woman in patterned robes writing at a red desk beside a yellow box, with vertical calligraphy on the left side of the print.

Court Woman at her Desk with Poem Cards

Kubo Shunman, 1795 (Year of the Rabbit)

Woodblock print of a dancer with a hobby horse beside two seated musicians, with handwritten calligraphy on the left.

Dancer with Hobby Horse and Two Musicians

Kubo Shunman, 1798, year of the horse

Woodblock print of a red sunrise over a calm sea with a fisherman in a boat beside a pine-covered rock and calligraphy.

Sunrise with Fisherman in Boat

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Japanese print of a brown wine kettle beside a green and orange brazier with charcoal, with black calligraphy on pale paper.

Still Life of Wine Kettle and Cup on Stand

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Woman holding a wine cup beside a yellow screen, attended by a kneeling servant near bamboo, with calligraphy on the left.

Court Lady and Attendant Present New Year Wine

Kubo Shunman, 1795, year of the rabbit

Pale print with green pine branch and an orange poem card with black calligraphy and a red seal.

Pine Sapling with Poem Card

Kubo Shunman, 1795

Woodblock print of kabuki costume props on a black lacquer box, including a sword, fan, and patterned textiles.

Still Life of Costume of Ichikawa Danjūrō V, for Shibaraku

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of two courtiers in a boat, poled by a woman along a river with plum blossoms and pines.

Courtier and Lady with a Young Woman Poling a Boat

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Japanese print of a courtier and two court ladies on a veranda beside plum branches and a pine tree.

Seated Courtier with Two Court Ladies by Plum and Pine

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of a court lady in red seated on a veranda under a latticed roof, with blossoming branches and calligraphy.

Court Lady on Veranda

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woman in red robe and veil stands by a bare plum tree and white fence, with Japanese calligraphy beside her.

Court Lady by Old Plum Tree

Kubo Shunman, 1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking with attendants and a child past a wooden signboard, with calligraphy at lef

Woman from Daimyo Household with Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of eight women in kimono in separate panels, with pine and bamboo motifs and calligraphy above.

Eight Women Performing New Year Activities

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Two women in kimono stand on a veranda beside a pine tree, with hills and calligraphy on a Japanese woodblock print.

Two Young Women on a Veranda

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of a courtier and attendant walking a misty path past green hills and distant mountains, with calligraphy at

Courtier and Young Attendant Gazing at a Landscape

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Two green kadomatsu pine decorations beside Japanese calligraphy on a pale sheet, with grey wash at the right edge.

Pair of Kadomatsu (pine decorations)

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woodblock print of a bonsai plum tree in a pot on a bench beside a wooden box, with Japanese calligraphy at left.

Bonsai Plum Tree on Bench and Box

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Woodblock print of a courtesan and two attendants in kimono, with calligraphy at left by Kubo Shunman, 1797.

Courtesan with Two Attendants

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woman in a grey robe looks up at a warbler on a red-blossomed plum branch, with bundles at her feet beside a stream.

Traveling Woman Pauses to Listen to a Warbler

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woodblock print of a tiled-roof building behind a wooden gate and green hedges, with small figures on a stone path.

Bamboo-Lined Entrance to a Castle

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Two girls in red and patterned kimono gather herbs beside a pine tree, with calligraphy on the left of the print.

Two Girls Collect New Year's Herbs

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Japanese woodblock print of a harbor with masted boats, a wooded headland, a hillside shrine, and calligraphy above.

Harbor Scene Near Kamakura

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Woman in patterned kimono and man in green robe seated in a room with lacquer table, calligraphy on left, Japanese woodblock

Courtesan with Client before a Tokonoma Alcove

Kubo Shunman, 1798

Woman in layered robes and attendant in teal walk beneath a blossoming plum branch, with calligraphy on the left.

Woman with Traveling with Attendant

Kubo Shunman, 1799

Woodblock print of silhouetted crowds watching fireworks over water at night, with red lanterns and a willow tree.

Fireworks at Ikenohata

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1881 (Meiji 14)

Colour print diptych of blue-skinned goddesses Kali and Tara with skull garlands, swords and a prone figure beneath them.

Diptych of Kali / Tara, wrathful protectors

Calcutta Art Studio, 1885-90

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a blue kimono holding a branch of yellow flowers against a patterned background.

Mitsuuji with Mountain Roses (Yamabuki), from the series “Six Jewel Faces” (Mu tama-gao)

Utagawa Kunisada, mid- to late 1830s

Hand-colored woodblock print of a courtesan and a young man beside a screen with plum blossoms and chrysanthemums.

Courtesan with a Young Man (Wakashu) beside a Screen

Hishikawa Moronobu, ca. 1679-84

Woodblock print of a blue and white teapot with chrysanthemum panel and two teacups on a dark indigo background.

Sometsuke Sencha Teapot and Cups

Yamada Hōgyoku, 1830s